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#4 Picking Joginder Sharma to bowl the last over in 2007 World T20 Final

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India triumphed when nobody thought they would thanks to a bowler nobody believed in

It's 11 years since India won their first and only World T20 in South Africa, but a decision remains the talking point till date, the one to give Joginder Sharma the last over to bowl.

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Dhoni had to choose between him and Harbhajan Singh and much to everyone's surprise, he opted for the former. Midway through the over, it seemed like a horror call after Misbah-Ul-Haq smashed him for a six.

But then, a mistimed scoop from the batsman saw him get caught by S Sreesanth and thereby leading to India's win in the final.

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