Two players from the 2007 T20 World Cup will play for their country 12 years later! Know who they are here

India will kick off their 2022 T20 World Cup campaign on October 23 against their bitter rivals Pakistan. It will be the first time that Rohit Sharma will captain India at a major ICC tournament, but the absence of key players like Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja will definitely be a cause of concern for the side heading into the major tournament.

It will be India's seventh opportunity to win the T20 World Cup, having secured the coveted trophy back in 2007. And if we look closely at the two Indian teams from both tournaments, there are two similarities! This is because the skipper Rohit Sharma AND wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik were a part of the World Cup-winning team, will also be a part of the 15-man squad for the 2022 T20 World Cup in Australia

Rohit Sharma in T20 World Cup
Team India's current captain Rohit Sharma would hope to win the T20 World Cup for the first time under his captaincy. The opening batter was a part of Team India under the captaincy of MS Dhoni in the 2007 T20 World Cup. It was in the same year that India became the world champion in the first edition. Since then, Rohit Sharma has been improving his performance as they emerge as one of the leading batters for India.

In his long and illustrious career, Rohit Sharma has played 142 T20Is so far. In these matches, he has scored 3737 runs at an average of 31.94. Meanwhile, he has also hit 178 sixes in this format so far.

Dinesh Karthik in T20 World Cup
After Rohit, if we look at the Team India squad that won the World Cup in 2007, then the wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik is another player on this list. Karthik was also a part of Team India under Dhoni's captaincy but was not given too many chances. In recent months, his performances have really caught the eyes of many and this is why he has emerged as a designated finisher. After the retirement of MS Dhoni, Karthik took over the task of finishing, and these days he is in excellent form. Returning to Team India at the age of 37, Karthik will once again want India to win the T20 World Cup trophy for India. Talking about Karthik's T20I career, so far he has played 56 T20I matches. He also has 672 runs to his name.