India’s T20 World Cup 2024 campaign will start on 5 June with a Group A match against Ireland at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York They will face arch-rivals Pakistan at the same stadium on 9 June. Besides Ireland and Pakistan, USA and Canada are also part of India’s group . The top two teams from the group will qualify for Super Eight where the teams will be divided into two groups of four sides each.
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The top two teams from the Super Eight groups will reach the semi-finals.
India’s only T20 World Cup title came in 2007 and they are looking to end their 11-year-long wait for an ICC title. Their last ICC title was the Champions Trophy win in 2013.
Before India start their campaign, here’s every detail about Team India at T20 World Cup.
India’s squad for T20 World Cup 2024:
Rohit Sharma (c), Hardik Pandya, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.
Reserves list: Shubman Gill, Rinku Singh, Khaleel Ahmed and Avesh Khan.
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India’s Group A fixtures at T20 World Cup 2024:
vs Ireland: 5 June 2024, New York, 8 PM IST
vs Pakistan: 9 June 2024, New York, 8 PM IST
vs USA: 12 June 2024, New York, 8 PM IST
vs Canada: 15 June 2024, Florida, 8 PM IST
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India’s performance in previous T20 World Cups:
| Year | Result | Host |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Champions | South Africa |
| 2009 | Super 8s | England |
| 2010 | Super 8s | Cricket West Indies |
| 2012 | Super 8s | Sri Lanka |
| 2014 | Runners-up | Bangladesh |
| 2016 | Semi-finals | India |
| 2021 | Super 12s | UAE/Oman |
| 2022 | Semi-finals | Australia |
India’s top five run-getters and wicket-takers in T20 World Cups:
| Player | Matches | Runs | Highest Score | Avg. | Strike-rate | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virat Kohli | 27 | 1141 | 89* | 81.5 | 131.3 | 0 | 14 | 103 | 28 |
| Rohit Sharma | 39 | 963 | 79* | 34.39 | 127.88 | 0 | 9 | 91 | 35 |
| Yuvraj Singh | 31 | 593 | 70 | 23.72 | 128.91 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 33 |
| MS Dhoni | 33 | 529 | 45 | 35.26 | 123.88 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 16 |
| Gautam Gambhir | 21 | 524 | 75 | 26.2 | 118.01 | 0 | 4 | 61 | 6 |
| Player | Matches | Wickets | BBI | Ave | Economy | Strike-rate | 4-fer | 5-fer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R Ashwin | 24 | 32 | 4/11 | 17.25 | 6.49 | 15.9 | 1 | 0 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 22 | 21 | 3/14 | 25.19 | 7.14 | 21.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 19 | 16 | 4/12 | 29.25 | 6.78 | 25.8 | 1 | 0 |
| Irfan Pathan | 15 | 16 | 3/16 | 20.06 | 7.46 | 16.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ashish Nehra | 10 | 15 | 3/19 | 17.93 | 6.89 | 15.6 | 0 | 0 |
Highest individual scores for India in T20 World Cups:
| Player | Runs | 4s | 6s | SR | Opposition | Ground | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suresh Raina | 101 | 9 | 5 | 168.3 | South Africa | Gros Islet | 2010 |
| Virat Kohli | 89* | 11 | 1 | 189.4 | West Indies | Wankhede | 2016 |
| Virat Kohli | 82* | 9 | 2 | 160.8 | Australia | Mohali | 2016 |
| Virat Kohli | 82* | 6 | 4 | 154.7 | Pakistan | Melbourne | 2022 |
| Rohit Sharma | 79* | 4 | 6 | 171.7 | Australia | Bridgetown | 2010 |
Best bowling figures for India in T20 World Cups:
| Player | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Econ. | Opposition | Ground | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R Ashwin | 3.2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 3.3 | Australia | Mirpur | 2014 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 4 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 3 | England | Colombo (RPS) | 2012 |
| RP Singh | 4 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 3.25 | South Africa | Durban | 2007 |
| Zaheer Khan | 3 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 6.33 | Ireland | Nottingham | 2009 |
| Pragyan Ojha | 4 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 5.25 | Bangladesh | Nottingham | 2009 |
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