India's 10 Chak De moments

India's 10 Chak De momentsSambuddha Dutt for Samachar.com Monday, December 31, 2007 (New Delhi)

The Year 2007 made every Indian sports fan experience every possible emotion. From joy to despair to anger, the past year had it all for us.

But what it will be remembered for the most, is the new anthem for the world of Indian sports, thanks to a movie that was based on our national sport, and has now attained cult status.

So, we thought it fitting to start our special look back at sports in 2007 with the top 10 Chak De moments for Indian sport.

10. Anup Sridhar's badminton win

Anup Sridhar smashed his way into the quarterfinals of the world badminton championships and into NDTV's top ten. His dream run included wins over the current Olympic champion Taufik Hidayat and a former All-England champion Muhammad Hafiz Hashim.

9. Jyoti Randhawa: Best in Indian golf

The Jyoti flame burned bright in 2007, not only did Randhawa win the Indian Open title for a third time. He also had seven top 10 finishes on the European tour.

8. Sania Mirza's best year

She made waves in 2007, Sania Mirza reached one final, three semis and three quarters in singles. No wonder, she called this her best year ever. The titles though came from doubles. She won four tournaments with four different partners.

7. Narain Karthikeyan: Fastest ever

Zooming in at number seven is Narain Karthikeyan, the fastest Indian on wheels won his first A-1 GP race. Now he is looking to complete some unfinished business in Formual 1.

6. India-England series: Prized moment

The test series win in England was certainly India's most prized moment in the longer version of the game in recent times.

5. Sourav Ganguly: The comeback hero

It was the mother of all comebacks, Sourav Ganguly making 2007 his own by scoring more than a 1000 test runs.

The city of joy had more to celebrate with Dola Banerjee becoming the first Indian to win a gold at the archery World Cup.

4. Hockey: Courtesy Kabir Khan

The Chak De theme would have been incomplete without a win from hockey. The men's team did their bit by winning the Asia Cup, a great turnaround given the debacle at the Asian games.

3. Sunil Chhetri: Football figure

Sunil Chettri was the Indian footballer of the year for his role in helping India win the Nehru Cup for the first time. It may have been a small tournament but it was a big day for Indian football, our best international showing in more than three decades.

2. Viswanathan Anand and Ivana Furtado

The two chess champions, Viswanathan Anand and Ivana Furtado, the 8-year-old only allowed a few draws because she felt bad for her opponents.

1. Yuvraj's six fireworks

Yuvraj did not stand in front of a truck but he did steam-roll the opposition. His six sixes in an over in the 20-20 world cup is the stuff of legend. The six sixes performance of Yuvi came en route to India winning the title - the country's first silverware in the international arena since the 1983 world cup win that certainly made choosing our number one Chak De moment an absolute no-brainer.