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With the Indian Premier League (IPL) set to conclude just days before, India will be looking to hit the ground running as they aim to reclaim the T20 World Cup crown in the upcoming tournament co-hosted by the USA and West Indies starting June 1st.England will enter the competition as defending champions, while Australia will be eyeing a historic third consecutive ICC title win following their victories in the World Test Championship and ODI World Cup in 2023. India, runners-up in both those tournaments, will be determined to add a second T20 World Cup trophy to their cabinet after their triumph in the inaugural edition under MS Dhoni's leadership in 2007.India Boasts Strong Record in T20 World CupsMatches PlayedMatches WonMatches LostTiedNo ResultBest FinishHighest ScoreLowest Score44271511Champion (2007)218/4 vs England (Durban, 2007)79 all out vs New Zealand (Nagpur, 2016)Virat Kohli Leads India's Batting ChargeVirat Kohli leads the way for India in terms of runs scored in T20 World Cups, with a staggering 1141 runs in just 27 matches. Rohit Sharma follows closely behind with 963 runs.PlayerMatchesRunsAverageStrike RateHighest ScoreVirat Kohli27114181.50131.3089*Rohit Sharma3996334.39127.8879*Yuvraj Singh3159323.72128.9170MS Dhoni3352935.26123.8845Gautam Gambhir2152426.20118.0175Ashwin Tops Bowling Charts for IndiaOff-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin is India's leading wicket-taker in the T20 World Cup with 32 wickets in 24 matches.PlayerMatchesWicketsEconomyBBIR. Ashwin24326.494/11Ravindra Jadeja22217.143/15Harbhajan Singh19166.784/12Irfan Pathan15167.463/16Ashish Nehra10156.893/19ICC Men’s T20 World Cup: Champions, Runners-Up, Players of the Series, Leading Run-Scorers, Top Wicket-Takers, and Host LocationsYearWinnerRunner-UpPlayer of the SeriesTop Run ScorerHighest Wicket TakerVenue2007IndiaPakistanShahid AfridiMatthew HaydenUmar GulSouth Africa2009PakistanSri LankaTillakaratne DilshanTillakaratne DilshanUmar GulEngland2010EnglandAustraliaKevin PietersenMahela JayawardeneDirk NannesWest Indies2012West IndiesSri LankaShane WatsonShane WatsonAjantha MendisSri Lanka2014Sri LankaIndiaVirat KohliVirat KohliAjantha MendisBangladesh2016West IndiesEnglandVirat KohliTamim IqbalMustafizur RahmanIndia2021AustraliaNew ZealandMitchell MarshBabar AzamAdam ZampaUAE/Oman2022EnglandPakistanSam CurranVirat KohliWanindu HasarangaAustraliaRead Also | India T20 World Cup Squad 2024: BCCI Takes Safe Approach, But Why Is Rinku Singh Not In The Main 15?India’s T20 World Cup 2007 squad: MS Dhoni (Captain), Yuvraj Singh (Vice Captain), Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag, Robin Uthappa, Rohit Sharma, Dinesh Karthik, Irfan Pathan, Yusuf Pathan, RP Singh, Joginder Sharma, Harbhajan Singh, Ajit Agarkar, Sreesanth, Piyush ChawlaIndia’s T20 World Cup 2009 squad: MS Dhoni (Captain), Yuvraj Singh (Vice Captain), Gautam Gambhir, Dinesh Karthik, Suresh Raina, Rohit Sharma, Virender Sehwag, Ravindra Jadeja, Yusuf Pathan, Irfan Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Praveen Kumar, Pragyan Ojha, Ishant Sharma, RP SinghIndia’s T20 World Cup 2010 squad: MS Dhoni (Captain), Virender Sehwag (Vice Captain), Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, Gautam Gambhir, Yusuf Pathan, Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, R Vinay Kumar, Zaheer Khan, Ashish Nehra, Praveen Kumar, Harbhajan Singh, Piyush Chawla, Dinesh KarthikIndia’s T20 World Cup 2012 squad: MS Dhoni (Captain), Gautam Gambhir (Vice Captain), Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Ravichandran Ashwin, Lakshmipathy Balaji, Piyush Chawla, Ashok Dinda, Zaheer Khan, Virat Kohli, Irfan Pathan, Suresh Raina, Virender Sehwag, Rohit Sharma, Harbhajan Singh, Yuvraj Singh, Manoj TiwaryIndia’s T20 World Cup 2014: squad Dhoni (Captain), Virat Kohli (Vice Captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, Ajinkya Rahane, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Stuart Binny, Amit Mishra, Mohit Sharma and Varun AaronIndia’s T20 World Cup 2016 squad: MS Dhoni (Captain), Virat Kohli (Vice Captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Manish Pandey, Ajinkya Rahane, Suresh Raina, Rohit Sharma, Yuvraj Singh, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Harbhajan Singh, Mohammed Shami, Pawan Negi, Ashish NehraIndia’s T20 World Cup 2021 squad: Virat Kohli (Captain), Rohit Sharma (Vice Captain), KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (Wicketkeeper), Ishan Kishan (Wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Rahul Chahar, Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Varun Chakravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami.India’s T20 World Cup 2022 squad: Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (Vice Captain), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant, Dinesh Karthik, Hardik Pandya, R. Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep SinghIndia's T20 World Cup 2024 Squad: Rohit Sharma (c), Hardik Pandya (vc), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Sanju Samson (wk), Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Siraj (Reserves: Shubman Gill, Rinku Singh, Khaleel Ahmed, Avesh Khan)Rohit Sharma is the only player who has been part of India’s T20 World Cup squad over the years.T20 World Cup 2024 Full Schedule:DateMatchesGroupsVenuesJune 1USA vs CanadaGroup ADallasJune 2West Indies vs Papua New GuineaGroup CGuyanaJune 2Namibia vs OmanGroup BBarbadosJune 3Sri Lanka vs South AfricaGroup DNew YorkJune 3Afghanistan vs UgandaGroup CGuyanaJune 4England vs ScotlandGroup BBarbadosJune 4Netherlands vs NepalGroup DDallasJune 5India vs IrelandGroup ANew YorkJune 5Papua New Guinea vs UgandaGroup CGuyanaJune 5Australia vs OmanGroup BBarbadosJune 6USA vs PakistanGroup ADallasJune 6Namibia vs ScotlandGroup BBarbadosJune 7Canada vs IrelandGroup ANew YorkJune 7New Zealand vs AfghanistanGroup CGuyanaJune 7Sri Lanka vs BangladeshGroup DDallasJune 8Netherlands vs South AfricaGroup DNew YorkJune 8Australia vs EnglandGroup BBarbadosJune 8West Indies vs UgandaGroup CGuyanaJune 9India vs PakistanGroup ANew YorkJune 9Oman vs ScotlandGroup BAntigua and BarbudaJune 10South Africa vs BangladeshGroup DNew YorkJune 11Pakistan vs CanadaGroup ANew YorkJune 11Sri Lanka vs NepalGroup DLauderhillJune 11Australia vs NamibiaGroup BAntigua and BarbudaJune 12USA vs IndiaGroup ANew YorkJune 12West Indies vs New ZealandGroup CTrinidad and TobagoJune 13England vs OmanGroup BAntigua and BarbudaJune 13Bangladesh vs NetherlandsGroup DSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesJune 13Afghanistan vs Papua New GuineaGroup CTrinidad and TobagoJune 14USA vs IrelandGroup ALauderhillJune 14South Africa vs NepalGroup DSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesJune 14New Zealand vs UgandaGroup CTrinidad and TobagoJune 15India vs CanadaGroup ALauderhillJune 15Namibia vs EnglandGroup BAntigua and BarbudaJune 15Australia vs ScotlandGroup BSaint LuciaJune 16Pakistan vs IrelandGroup ALauderhillJune 16Bangladesh vs NepalGroup DSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesJune 16Sri Lanka vs NetherlandsGroup DSaint LuciaJune 17New Zealand vs Papua New GuineaGroup CTrinidad and TobagoJune 17West Indies vs AfghanistanGroup CSaint LuciaJune 19A2 vs D1Group 2Antigua and BarbudaJune 19B1 vs C2Group 2Saint LuciaJune 20C1 vs A1Group 1BarbadosJune 20B2 vs D2Group 1Antigua and BarbudaJune 21B1 vs D1Group 2Saint LuciaJune 21A2 vs C2Group 2BarbadosJune 22A1 vs D2Group 1Antigua and BarbudaJune 22C1 vs B2Group 1Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesJune 23A2 vs B1Group 2BarbadosJune 23C2 vs D1Group 2Antigua and BarbudaJune 24B2 vs A1Group 1Saint LuciaJune 24C1 vs D1Group 1Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesJune 26TBDSemi-final 1GuyanaJune 27TBDSemi-final 2Trinidad and TobagoJune 29TBDFinalBarbadosRead Also | T20 World Cup Squad 2024: Complete List of Teams Announced So Far

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