New Delhi: Six months after the bittersweet ODI World Cup marketing campaign, Indian cricket followers embrace and switch their consideration to the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 within the hope that Rohit and Co can lastly finish the 11-year ICC trophy drought that the nation is struggling.
From the inaugural version of the event in 2007 in South Africa to the ninth version of the event set to happen within the United States of America and the Caribbean, here’s a take a look at India’s journey throughout 17 years:
2007 World Cup:
India made historical past by changing into the first-ever winner of the T20 World Cup. The event was stuffed with memorable moments like the long-lasting India-Pakistan bowl-off and Gautam Gambhir’s heroics within the closing.
Gambhir’s 75 within the closing helped a struggling aspect put up a defendable complete. Alongside Gambhir, Rohit Sharma was additionally liable for a quickfire 30 runs within the closing which propelled India’s rating to 157 in opposition to Pakistan.
Wickets at common intervals noticed the Pakistan aspect wrestle till Yasir Arafat and Sohail Tanvir’s essential cameos with Misbah-ul-haq noticed the sport tilt within the Men in Green’s favour. India wanted to defend 12 runs within the closing 5 deliveries with just one wicket remaining.
The second ball of the over bowled by Joginder Sharma was slammed by Misbah for six over long-on and it appeared the sport was over. An try to scoop the ball over high quality leg on the following supply noticed Sreesanth take a cushty catch and safe victory for India.
Struggle To Reach Knockouts:
In eight editions of the event performed to this point, Team India have didn’t make the knockouts in 4.
2009-
Defending champions India entered the 2009 event with excessive expectations. After topping their group they confronted robust opposition in England, South Africa, and the West Indies. The Men in Blue completed on the backside of their group after failing to win a single recreation. South Africa went on to lose to eventual winners Pakistan within the semifinal.
2010-
The very subsequent 12 months noticed India’s struggles proceed as they confronted hosts West Indies, Australia, and Sri Lanka within the Super Eight and as soon as once more didn’t register a win, making it two Super Eight eliminations in a row.
2012-
The 2012 T20 World Cup was a wierd one for India, taking part in within the sub-continent with Sri Lanka because the host, India confronted Australia, South Africa, and Pakistan within the Super 8. The Men in Blue registered two wins in opposition to S.A. and Pak, respectively. But a devastating nine-wicket loss in opposition to Australia noticed them miss out on a spot within the semifinals, making it the third consecutive early exit for the nation.
2021-
The 2021 T20 World Cup was maybe the worst show by India within the World Cup. Not solely did the crew lose its first-ever World Cup match in opposition to Pakistan, it misplaced to New Zealand as nicely within the group levels which resulted within the crew being knocked out within the preliminary spherical itself.
Knockout Heartbreak:
2014-
The event was Virat Kohli’s first ICC event by which he displayed his full capabilities, scoring 319 runs together with 77 runs within the closing in opposition to Sri Lanka. But his performances went in useless as India might solely put up a rating of 130 runs within the recreation, a goal which was chased in 18 overs by Sri Lanka.
Kohli’s 319 runs in six innings nonetheless stands as essentially the most by a participant in a single version.
2016-
India’s efficiency within the 2016 World Cup was a bittersweet one. Despite shedding their first recreation of the Super 10’s stage in opposition to New Zealand, hosts India went on to win in opposition to Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Australia of their subsequent three video games to safe a well-deserved semifinal berth. The semifinal at Wankhede was gained by West Indies, who went on to beat England within the closing.
2022-
India and England confronted off in Adelaide within the semifinals of the event. Virat Kohli’s fifty runs and Hardik Pandya’s blistering 63 off 33 took the aspect to 168 runs within the first innings. Unfortunately for India, Jos Buttler and Alex Hales had been two males in kind on the evening because the opening companions remained undefeated serving to England romp to a straightforward 10-wicket victory for England.
Virat Kohli’s Dominance
Virat Kohli made his T20 World Cup debut within the 2012 version of the event and what has adopted since has been nothing wanting historic. Throughout the 5 editions he has performed in, he has scored 1141 runs in 25 innings throughout 5 editions at a median of 81.5 and a strike fee of 131.3. He has scored 14 half-centuries, essentially the most within the event’s historical past, and can also be the one participant to win the Player of the Tournament award twice.
Spinners Lead The Way
Ravichandran Ashwin is India’s most profitable bowler within the historical past of the event. The 37-year-old performed his first T20 World Cup in 2012 and has taken 32 wickets within the 5 editions of the event. He is adopted by Ravindra Jadeja who has 21 to his title. Irfan Pathan is India’s highest wicket-taking pacer with 16 to his title.
Rohit Sharma is without doubt one of the solely two gamers (Shakib Al Hasan is the opposite) to play in each version of the event. The Hitman has scored 963 runs in 39 matches at a median of 34.39 and a strike fee of 127.88 throughout eight editions.
