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Team India will head into the T20 World Cup 2021, to be held in the UAE and Oman, as one of the favorites to win the crown. Virat Kohli will be leading India in the T20 World Cup for the first and last time. Kohli has already announced that he will be stepping down from the T20 captaincy at the end of the ICC event. As such, he would be keen to sign off on a high.
Although India have been among the top contenders to win the T20 World Cup crown in most of the editions, they have lifted the title only once. They finished runners-up once and reached the semi-finals on one other occasion. There will be high expectations from Kohli and co. to break the jinx this time around.
Looking back at India’s performances in previous T20 World Cups
Ahead of the latest edition of the T20 World Cup, we review Team India’s performance at each of the previous six editions.
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2007 T20 World Cup: Champions (10/10)
Having been knocked out of the 50-over World Cup from the first round, Indian cricket was at one of its lowest points. However, MS Dhoni and his bunch of fearless youngsters turned a year of sorrow for Indian cricket into one of ultimate joy. India won the inaugural edition of the T20 World Cup in South Africa, defeating arch-rivals Pakistan by five runs in a pulsating final at the Wanderers.
There were many memorable moments for India en route to winning the 2007 T20 World Cup. India and Pakistan played out a tie earlier in the tournament. In the era before Super Overs, the match was decided on the basis of a bowl-out, with India emerging winners.
Yuvraj Singh's sixes off Stuart Broad have, of course, been immortalized. The inaugural T20 World Cup also gave us a glimpse of Rohit Sharma’s incredible talent. As a 20-year-old, Rohit scored a fine half-century against South Africa before smashing a crucial 16-ball 30* in the final.
Gautam Gambhir, who top-scored in the final with 75, was India's leading run-scorer, smashing 227 runs at a strike rate of 129.71. While RP Singh was India’s leading wicket-taker with 12 scalps, Irfan Pathan was the man of the final for his figures of 3 for 16.
2009 T20 World Cup: Knocked out in Super 8s (3/10)
India put up a rather feeble display in their attempt to defend their T20 World Cup crown in England in 2009. After breezing through the group stage, with easy wins over Bangladesh and Ireland, they finished last in the Super 8 round and were knocked out.
India faced West Indies, England and South Africa in their Super 8 games and put up disappointing performances in all three matches. The defending champions were hammered by seven wickets by the Windies, as they failed to defend 153. Next, India fell short by three runs, while chasing 154 against hosts England. The Proteas then successfully defended a total of 130 as India could only post 118 for 8.
It was a collective failure for Team India at the 2009 T20 World Cup, with the batters, in particular, struggling. Yuvraj was the team’s top run-getter at the event, scoring 153 runs from five games at a strike rate of 154.54. On the bowling front, left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojh claimed seven wickets in three matches.
2010 T20 World Cup: Knocked out in Super 8s (4/10)
The 2010 T20 World Cup was held in West Indies. Much like in the previous edition, India once again breezed through the group stage, winning both their clashes. After hammering Afghanistan by seven wickets, India also got the better of South Africa by 14 runs in St Lucia. Suresh Raina (101 off 60) created history in this game, becoming the first Indian to smash a T20I hundred.
For the second time in a row though, India drew a blank in the Super 8s. Australia pounded them by 49 runs in Barbados. The Aussies posted 184 for 5 while batting first and despite Rohit Sharma’s brilliant 79* off 46, India were never in the game.
Hosts West Indies also got the better of India by 14 runs as Dhoni’s men failed to chase a target of 170. Sri Lanka then registered a five-wicket win while chasing 164 as Chamara Kapugedera hit a famous last-ball six off Ashish Nehra.
In an otherwise forgettable tournament, Raina impressed with 219 runs in five matches at a strike rate of 146. Among the bowlers, Nehra claimed 10 wickets at a strike rate of 12.
2012 T20 World Cup: Knocked out in Super 8s (5/10)
India completed an unwanted hat-trick of getting knocked out in the Super 8s during the 2012 T20 World Cup in Sri Lanka. Yet again, India comfortably got past the group stage. After registering a 23-run win over Afghanistan, they pounded England by 90 runs. Rohit Sharma (55*) and Harbhajan Singh (4/12) were the star performers in India’s triumph over the Englishmen.
The Indians, however, were themselves smashed brutally in their first Super 8 clash against Australia. They managed only 140 for 7 while batting first, with Shane Watson’s 42-ball 72 lifting the Aussies to a nine-wicket triumph. Virat Kohli’s unbeaten 78 then saw India beat Pakistan by eight wickets.
The Indians also registered a close one-run win over South Africa while defending 152. However, despite winning two of their three games, they could not qualify for the semi-finals of the 2012 T20 World Cup due to their inferior run-rate, with the loss against Australia coming back to haunt them.
Kohli was India’s top performer with the bat, scoring 185 runs in five games at a strike rate of 122.51. On the bowling front, Lakshmipathy Balaji finished with nine wickets at a strike rate of 8.
2014 T20 World Cup: Runners-up (8/10)
Seven years after lifting the T20 World Cup for the first time, India came tantalizingly close to winning their second crown. They looked arguably the best side in the tournament, which was held in Bangladesh, and were in a great position in the final against Sri Lanka until Yuvraj Singh’s 21-ball 11 hurt them badly.
Although Kohli scored a scintillating 77 off 58 as India batted first in the summit clash, Yuvraj’s 30-minute stay at the crease sucked the momentum out of the innings. 130 for 4 was all they managed in their 20 overs. Kumar Sangakkara then guided Sri Lanka to glory with an unbeaten 52.
The final apart, India were dominant in the 2014 T20 World Cup. They topped their group in the Super 10 stage, defeating Pakistan, West Indies, Bangladesh with ease. In their last Super 10 encounter, they bowled out Australia for 86 after posting 159/7, with Ravichandran Ashwin returning with incredible figures of 4 for 11. In the semi-final clash against South Africa, Kohli struck an unbeaten 72 off 44 as India chased down 173 to book their place in the final.
Kohli was the leading run-getter in the 2014 T20 World Cup, smashing 319 runs at an average of 106.33 and a strike rate of 129.14. Ashwin finished with 11 scalps at a strike rate of 12.6 and a brilliant economy of 5.35.
2016 T20 World Cup: Semi-finalists (7/10)
India hosted the previous edition of the T20 World Cup, which was held in 2016. Yet again, they were among the favorites. India finished second in their Super 10 group, winning three of their four games. India were stunned by New Zealand in their first match in Nagpur. Chasing 127, they crumbled to 79 as Mitchell Santner claimed 4 for 11 and Ish Sodhi 3 for 18.
The hosts, however, recovered to defeat Pakistan by eight wickets. Kohli’s unbeaten 55 guided them home while chasing 119. The match against Bangladesh went down to the wire. With 11 needed to win off the last over, Mushfiqur Rahim smashed Hardik Pandya for two fours. However, the pacer sent back Rahim and Mahmudullah off consecutive balls before Dhoni ran out Mustafizur Rahman off the last ball as India registered a superb one-run win. Kohli then scored a blazing 82* off 51 as India overcame Australia by six wickets and booked their place in the semis.
India came up against West Indies in the semi-finals in Mumbai. Sent into bat first, the hosts put up a challenging total of 192 for 2 as Kohli once again fired with an unbeaten 89* off 47 balls. However, the stunning knock wasn’t enough to put India in the final of the 2016 T20 World Cup final. Lendl Simmons (82* off 51), Johnson Charles (52 off 36) and Andre Russell (43 off 20) bulldozed India’s bowlers and gunned down the target in 19.4 overs. India were absolutely stunned by Windies’ brutal assault.
Kohli was again India’s leading run-getter, scoring 273 runs in five games at a strike rate of 146.77. India’s bowling struggled, with Nehra and Pandya finishing with five scalps each.
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