Team India will commence their T20 World Cup 2022 campaign on Sunday in a bumper clash against Pakistan. Rohit Sharma will be leading India for the first time in an ICC event.
And there’s already immense pressure on the new management of Rohit and head coach Rahul Dravid, after India’s group-stage exit from the T20 World Cup last year in the UAE and the failure to reach the final of the Asia Cup.
India has already been handed a double blow with the injuries to Ravindra Jadeja and Jasprit Bumrah, two key players and starters in the XI.
Nonetheless, today India has had success in the previous 7 editions of the T20 World Cup. India won the inaugural T20 World Cup back in 2007, under the captaincy of MS Dhoni, defeating Pakistan in the final in Jo’burg.
Dhoni also led the side to the final of the 2014 T20 WC, where they lost to Sri Lanka, and to the semi-final in 2016 when the West Indies defeated India at the Wankhede.
In this article, we look at the interesting statistics of Indian players in the T20 World Cup:
Batsmen:
847 – Most Runs by Rohit Sharma
76.8 – Highest Batting Average by Virat Kohli (Min 150 Runs)
152.8 – Highest Strike Rate by KL Rahul (Min 150 Runs)
80 – Most Fours hit by Rohit Sharma
31 – Most Sixes hit by Rohit Sharma
101(60) – Highest Score by Suresh Raina
362.5 – Highest Strike Rate in an Innings by Yuvraj Singh (Min 50 Runs) – 58 (16) vs England in 2007
140 (1st Wicket) – Highest Partnership between Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul vs Afghanistan, 2021
Bowlers:
26 – Most Wickets by Ravichandran Ashwin
13.3 – Best Bowling Average by RP Singh (Min 10 Wickets)
6.0 – Lowest Economy Rate by Ravichandran Ashwin (Min 10 Wickets)
12.4 – Best Bowling Strike Rate by RP Singh (Min 10 Wickets)
4/11 – Best Bowling Figures by Ravichandran Ashwin
1.0 – Best Economy Rate in an Innings (minimum 2 overs) by Bhuvneshwar Kumar, (3-0-3-0) vs West Indies, 2014
Others:
33 – Most Matches Played by MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma
593 Runs and 12 Wickets – Best All-rounder Stats by Yuvraj Singh
218/4 – Highest Team Total by Team India vs England
32 – Most Dismissal affected by MS Dhoni
15 – Most Catches by Rohit Sharma
