T20 World Cup: Can Team India become champion after 16 years?

Team India’s T20 World Cup 2024 Preparations: ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 is not far away. We have only 4 months left to begin the tournament. As per the reports, the tournament will begin on June 2, 2024 and conclude on June 29, 2024.

Team India needs to take strong players into the squad and work on their combinations during the IPL time. The Indian team management will watch the shortlisted candidates and choose more viable players.

After all this, the question arises here is will team India able to win the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup trophy this time? It is difficult to answer the question before the tournament begins.

When we look at the previous matches’ performances and statistics, India seems to be a strong competitor for other teams and has a high chance of winning the T20 WC this time as India has secured first place in the T20 International rankings for a long time. In 2023, India has also shown strong performance in the short format.

Team India has played a total of 28 T20Is. Out of 28, they won 18 matches and lost 10 matches. So, the winning ratio of India is more than 2.5. This is much better than the other teams.

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The most important thing here is Team India faced criticism during the 2022 World Cup due to its slow run rate and can score an average of 9.33 runs per over since this tournament. So, team India has overcome its major weakness and getting ready for the tournament.

The individual performance of the players in the T20Is has also been improved. Suryakumar Yadav is in the first position in the batting category. Similarly, the two Indian spinners are in the top 6 rankings in the bowling category. In the all-rounder category, the Indian player is in 5th place.

The selection strategy of players also plays an important role in making a strong team. With its available players, India also seems to be a contender to win the T20 World Cup 2024. The main reason for this statement is the unity of the team. The other is team is performing excellently in every format.

Many players are willing to secure a place in the T20 WC squad this year. The list containers Rohit Sharma, Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Kishan, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilka, Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Samsung, Rinku, Jitesh, Hardik Pandya, Akshar, Dube, Jadeja, Shardul, Sundar, Kuldeep, Bishnoi, Depak Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Mukesh, Siraj, Mohammed Ahami, Anvesh, Amardeep, Chahar, and Prasidh.

In the ODI World Cup 2023, India won all the matches except the final. It is great work from the selection team BCCI. There is also plenty of talent who want to play international matches. All these things are giving hope that India can break 16 years record and win the T20 World Cup once again.