NEW DELHI: Six months after the ODI World Cup, Indian cricket followers eagerly await the ICC T20 World Cup 2024, hoping that Rohit Sharma and Co can finish the nation’s 11-year ICC trophy drought.
Here is a have a look at India’s journey throughout the event’s 17-year historical past, from the inaugural version in 2007 in South Africa to the upcoming ninth version set to happen in america of America and the Caribbean.
India made historical past by turning into the first-ever winner of the T20 World Cup in 2007. The event was filled with memorable moments like the long-lasting India-Pakistan bowl-off and Gautam Gambhir’s heroics within the remaining.
Gambhir’s 75 within the remaining helped a struggling aspect put up a defendable complete. Alongside Gambhir, Rohit Sharma was additionally chargeable for a quickfire 30 within the remaining which propelled India’s rating to 157 in opposition to Pakistan.
Wickets at common intervals noticed the Pakistan aspect battle till Yasir Arafat and Sohail Tanvir’s essential cameos with Misbah-ul-haq noticed the sport tilt within the Males in Inexperienced’s favour. India wanted to defend 12 runs within the remaining 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 and scoop the ball over tremendous leg on the subsequent supply noticed Sreesanth take a cushty catch and safe victory for India.
Nevertheless, in eight subsequent editions of the event performed up to now, Crew India have didn’t make the knockouts in 4. The workforce struggled in 2009, 2010, 2012, and 2021, with the final being maybe their worst show, dropping to Pakistan and New Zealand within the group phases and being knocked out within the preliminary spherical.
India additionally confronted heartbreak within the knockout phases in 2014, 2016, and 2022. Regardless of Virat Kohli‘s excellent performances, the workforce fell brief within the finals and semifinals.
Talking of Virat Kohli, he has been a dominant drive within the T20 World Cup since his debut in 2012. He has scored 1141 runs in 25 innings throughout 5 editions at a powerful common of 81.5 and a strike fee of 131.3.
Kohli has scored 14 half-centuries, probably the most within the event’s historical past, and is the one participant to win the Participant of the Match award twice.
Within the bowling division, spinners have led the best way for India. Ravichandran Ashwin is India’s most profitable bowler within the event’s historical past with 32 wickets, adopted by Ravindra Jadeja with 21.
Irfan Pathan is India’s highest wicket-taking pacer with 16 wickets.
Rohit Sharma, considered one of solely two gamers to have performed in each version of the event, has scored 963 runs in 39 matches at a mean of 34.39 and a strike fee of 127.88 throughout eight editions.
(With inputs from IANS)
Here is a have a look at India’s journey throughout the event’s 17-year historical past, from the inaugural version in 2007 in South Africa to the upcoming ninth version set to happen in america of America and the Caribbean.
India made historical past by turning into the first-ever winner of the T20 World Cup in 2007. The event was filled with memorable moments like the long-lasting India-Pakistan bowl-off and Gautam Gambhir’s heroics within the remaining.
Gambhir’s 75 within the remaining helped a struggling aspect put up a defendable complete. Alongside Gambhir, Rohit Sharma was additionally chargeable for a quickfire 30 within the remaining which propelled India’s rating to 157 in opposition to Pakistan.
Wickets at common intervals noticed the Pakistan aspect battle till Yasir Arafat and Sohail Tanvir’s essential cameos with Misbah-ul-haq noticed the sport tilt within the Males in Inexperienced’s favour. India wanted to defend 12 runs within the remaining 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 and scoop the ball over tremendous leg on the subsequent supply noticed Sreesanth take a cushty catch and safe victory for India.
Nevertheless, in eight subsequent editions of the event performed up to now, Crew India have didn’t make the knockouts in 4. The workforce struggled in 2009, 2010, 2012, and 2021, with the final being maybe their worst show, dropping to Pakistan and New Zealand within the group phases and being knocked out within the preliminary spherical.
India additionally confronted heartbreak within the knockout phases in 2014, 2016, and 2022. Regardless of Virat Kohli‘s excellent performances, the workforce fell brief within the finals and semifinals.
Talking of Virat Kohli, he has been a dominant drive within the T20 World Cup since his debut in 2012. He has scored 1141 runs in 25 innings throughout 5 editions at a powerful common of 81.5 and a strike fee of 131.3.
Kohli has scored 14 half-centuries, probably the most within the event’s historical past, and is the one participant to win the Participant of the Match award twice.
Within the bowling division, spinners have led the best way for India. Ravichandran Ashwin is India’s most profitable bowler within the event’s historical past with 32 wickets, adopted by Ravindra Jadeja with 21.
Irfan Pathan is India’s highest wicket-taking pacer with 16 wickets.
Rohit Sharma, considered one of solely two gamers to have performed in each version of the event, has scored 963 runs in 39 matches at a mean of 34.39 and a strike fee of 127.88 throughout eight editions.
(With inputs from IANS)
