And India’s record in knockout games over the past decade is pathetic- out of 8 knockout games played across 50-over and 20-over formats, India lost six - two in finals and four in semi-finals. The last ICC Trophy India won was the 2013 Champions Trophy defeating England by five runs at Birmingham. Exceptions are the ODI World Cup wins (1883, 2011), T20 World Cup win (2007) and Champions Trophy win (2013 In ICC tournaments, for the past five decades, India has ‘nothing much to crow about’. With annihilation at the hands of England openers, India has now lost a World Cup semifinal in last four outings they reached there - 20 ODI World Cups, and 20 T20 World Cups. Ireland outclassed England, Zimbabwe stunned Pakistan, Namibia sent Sri Lanka home, Netherlands put South Africans on plane to Johannesburg, defending champion Australia forced to bite dust at home ground and Jos Butler & Alex Hales butchered India’s dream of an ICC trophy. Opinion | Politics and Punjab Militancy Redux: Denial of Khalistan Problem is a Recipe for DisasterĮarlier Team India, piggybacking on Kohli’s stupendous form and Surya’s heroics topped Group-2, in Super 12, in a tournament which had no Winnows and no Cricketing Gods.
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