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ICC Men’s T20 World Cup History: The first edition of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup was played in South Africa in 2007. From then till the year 2024, nine editions of this tournament have been played. Within no time, this tournament has become the most exciting and popular format in the world of cricket. Less overs, fast pace and changing attitude of the match with every ball, this is the identity of T20 format. This will be the 10th edition of the tournament to be played from February 7 in the year 2026, jointly hosted by India and Sri Lanka. India has so far won the T20 World Cup title twice, in 2007 and 2024.
How many times has an Indian player become ‘Player of the Tournament’?
In the T20 World Cup, the ‘Player of the Tournament’ award is given to the player who performs best in the entire tournament. Indian players have been at the forefront in this matter. Till now, Indian players have won this prestigious title thrice.
- Virat Kohli – 2014
- Virat Kohli – 2016
- Jasprit Bumrah – 2024
Virat Kohli is the only player in the history of T20 World Cup to have won the Player of the Tournament award twice. In the year 2014, he almost single-handedly took India to the finals, whereas in the year 2016, due to his many excellent innings, India reached the semi-finals. However, Team India was eliminated after losing to West Indies in the semi-finals. In the year 2024, Jasprit Bumrah troubled the batsmen throughout the tournament with his lethal bowling.
Became India’s hero in the T20 World Cup final
Irfan Pathan had bowled fatally in the 2007 final.
Whenever India has reached the final of the T20 World Cup, some players have created history by giving memorable performances. India defeated Pakistan by 5 runs in the final of the first T20 World Cup played in South Africa. In that match, Irfan Pathan bowled lethally, for which he was chosen ‘Player of the Match’. In that match, Pathan had scored three unbeaten runs, while with the ball he had taken three wickets for 16 runs in four overs. Pathan had dismissed Shoaib Malik, Shahid Afridi and Yasir Arafat.
Virat and Bumrah did wonders in the final of 2024
In the final of the 2024 T20 World Cup against South Africa, Virat Kohli did wonders with the bat and Jasprit Bumrah with the ball. Virat Kohli was chosen ‘Player of the Match’ in the final, while Jasprit Bumrah was given the ‘Player of the Tournament’ award. In this way, two stars of India made the title win historic. Virat had played an innings of 76 runs in 59 balls in the final, while Bumrah had single-handedly turned the match. He took two wickets for 18 runs in 4 overs.