Twenty20 World Cup 2007: Profiles of Indian Cricketers

For Twenty20 World Cup 2007 India has selected their team under MS Dhoni’s Captaincy. India just has finished their tour of England. Now they will fly away to South Africa for Twenty20 World Cup 2007. The players are below will take part on this tournament. The detail profile of Indian Team is below.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain)

India's new superstar, Dhoni can't get so much as a haircut without a police escort. Made captain of what looks something of a scratch side - no Dravid, Tendulkar or Ganguly - it will be a stern test of a player whose batting seems to be developing beyond the early mindless slogging. His keeping is still a cause for concern, but he could be something special.

Ajit Agarkar

Brings experience to a young bowling attack, Agarkar has almost 200 ODIs along with 26 Tests to his name. Perhaps most famous for the Test-record seven successive ducks, Agarkar would perhaps rather be remembered as the fastest man to 50 ODI wickets. The bowling has undoubtedly lost a bit of the early nip, but he remains an effective performer with both bat and ball.

Piyush Chawla

Still only 18 years old, Chawla is a legspinner of rare promise. Came to prominence by dismissing Sachin Tendulkar with a googly, and has already made his Test debut as the long-term successor to Anil Kumble. Has yet to really fire in an embryonic international career, but everything suggests Chawla - no mug with the bat either - has a stellar career ahead of him.

Gautam Gambhir

An attractive left-handed strokemaker, Gambhir has often been the victim of selectorial whimsy. Averages over 35 despite a stop-start Test career, and has two ODI tons to his name. His slight frame belies decent weight of stroke, with the carve over point a particular speciality. India's woeful showing at the World Cup in the Caribbean has earned him a second chance.

Dinesh Karthik

The wicketkeeper-turned-opening-batsman made his Test debut while still in his teens, but after a scratchy start with both bat and gloves he was jettisoned in favour of the more dynamic Dhoni. Another player to benefit from the World Cup fiasco, Karthik put his hand up to fill the problematic opener's role in the Test side and made a ton in Bangladesh before impressing in England.

Irfan Pathan

Still only 22 years old, Pathan's career has seen an astonishing rise - when touted as the all-round successor to Kapil Dev while in his teens - followed by an equally speedy descent when he was sent home from a tour to South Africa to focus on domestic cricket. First picked in his teens, his swing bowling and powerful hitting - he has been used in the top three in ODIs - suggested great things and his time will surely come again.

Yusuf Pathan

Older brother of Irfan, this will be the all-rounder's first taste of international cricket. Has a useful record in Indian domestic cricket - averaging around 30 with the bat in both forms of the game - while his offspin is also tidy. But it's his aggressive batting - he was the fastest runscorer in the 2006-07 Ranji Trophy - that has earned him his chance to don the blue shirt of India.

Virender Sehwag

Jettisoned from India's Test and one-day sides after an alarming drop in form, this competition provides a new platform for his explosive talent. Despite his drop in form, he still averages almost 50 in Test cricket and over 30 in ODIs. Scored a century on Test debut to earn comparisons with his idol Sachin Tendulkar and brought up the first triple century by an India batsman with a six. A major talent with a point to prove.

Joginder Sharma

A hard-hitting all-rounder who bowls on the brisk side of medium, Sharma is another player seemingly weighed down by inevitable comparisons to the great Kapil Dev. Despite playing only four ODIs, an average of 30 and a strike-rate of 116 show why he has been recalled for this competition, while a first-class bowling record of 184 records at better than 20s is certainly worthy of respect.

Harbhajan Singh

Still best-known for his astonishing 32 wickets against the all-conquering Aussies in 2001, a series where no other India bowler took more than three, Harbhajan remains a real force on Indian pitches, but has found things harder on his travels. The offspinner has the ability to spin the ball both ways, but his major weapon has always been the extravagant bounce he extracts from a good length.

Rohit Sharma

Twenty-year-old newcomer Sharma is a top-order batsman of great promise, but in his two ODIs to date he has had little chance to impress, not needed in a nine-wicket win over Ireland before coming in late in the piece against South Africa three days later, perishing for just eight in nine balls. But he has impressed in the under-19 World Cup and has a first-class average over 40. Also bowls offspin.

RP Singh

Impressive young left-arm quick who has all the attributes needed for an international bowler. Generates good pace from a wiry frame and swings the ball both ways. Caused England real problems from both over and round the wicket this summer, and an average around 30 in both Tests and one-dayers suggest a bowler who can go all the way. While no great technician with the bat, still capable of hitting a long ball.

Yuvraj Singh

For so long now the next big thing in Indian batting, Yuvraj has still to cement a permanent place in the Test team. But his powerful strokeplay, lifting his heavy bat high and hitting nervelessly through the line, make him a certainty in shorter forms of the game. Bowls canny left-arm spin and is dynamite in the field, especially in the critical backward-point position for the seamers.

Shanthakumaran Sreesanth

One of the game's characters. Whether busting moves to celebrate a wicket or swinging his bat round his head after hitting Andre Nel for six, the game is rarely dull when Sree's involved. Can be expensive, but his aggressive approach makes him a genuine wicket-taker capable of troubling the best with a fast, whippy action. Describes his pre-delivery psyche-up routine as "a habit... like brushing my teeth".

Robin Uthappa

Uthappa has been a consistently heavy run scorer in limited-overs cricket and has been in and out of the India one-day side. Made a cultured 86 against England in 2006, and a career ODI strike-rate of better than a run a ball suggests a player well-suited to Twenty20 cricket. Formerly a wicketkeeper, Uthappa has abandoned the gloves and now bowls a bit of medium pace.

After finishing a long tour, they are well practiced. Some of the players practices hard in their home. So India is one of the strong team in Twenty20 World Cup Championship.