
Indian selectors move to send a young team for the 2007 Twenty20 World Cup in South Africa paid off as India led by Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the final in Johannesburg against Pakistan by 5 runs. The win in Twenty20 World Cup started the popularity of Twenty20 in India with the Indian Premier League beginning in 2008 . A cash rich tournament which was a brainchild of flamboyant Lalit Modi.