POBNEWS24, Dhaka, Nov 15, 2021: The context is a bit bitter for Australia. They are the most successful team in one day cricket. Has won five ODI World Cups. But when it comes to the T20 World Cup, they have to go quietly. They never reached the final except the 2010 World Cup.
Australia has a good chance to alleviate that grief. They face New Zealand in the World Cup final today. Australia is more likely to be seen as a rival Tasmanian neighbor. New Zealand did not get along with Australia in the survival match. In the meantime, India is giving a good news to Australia. Will Australia win the World Cup today because of India?
At one time the Champions Trophy became a mystery in the world of cricket. On the one hand, Australia is dominating the ODI World Cup, on the other hand, Australia was not getting any success in other tournaments of the same format. However, they are now the most successful team in that tournament. But the mystery of T20 World Cup is not being solved yet. However, this World Cup may be the solution for them. And India can play an important role in that.
Ajinkya Dhamdhere, a Twitter user, found an excellent statistic. And there is a lot of noise on Twitter. “The team that played with India before the knockout stage of the ICC T20 World Cup has never won the World Cup,” he said.
Let’s start with the 2006 World Cup. India won the World Cup. As a result, those who have faced India in the group stage of the World Cup, the issue of winning the World Cup does not arise.
The 2009 World Cup was very bad for India. Although Bangladesh and Ireland lost easily in the first round, the previous winners had to face the next round. There India lost to West Indies, England and South Africa. Interestingly, no team from this group has reached the knockout stage, has not won the World Cup, could not reach the final.
India’s journey in the 2010 World Cup began with a loss to Afghanistan. They then met South Africa, Australia, the Windies and Sri Lanka in the first and second episodes. England won the World Cup. Australia, who played India in the group stage, lost to them in the final.
The 2012 World Cup also followed the 2009 World Cup. In the first round match against Afghanistan and England, India got Australia, Pakistan and South Africa in the second round. From this group, Australia and Pakistan reached the semi-finals. Both the teams playing in the same group with India were eliminated from the semifinals. West Indies won the World Cup.
India, Pakistan, West Indies, Bangladesh and Australia were in the group of Super 2014 World Cup. This time India itself reached the final. But they lost to Sri Lanka in the final. They have not met with India before the knockout!
The same thing happened in 2018 World Cup. India advanced to the semifinals at home after playing Super Ten with New Zealand, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Australia. But the hosts lost in the semifinals. The final was played by two teams from another group, England and West Indies. The winning West Indies team lost to India in the semifinals.
In other words, no team other than India has won the World Cup in the T20 World Cup from the same group as India.
This small tweet can now be a nuisance to New Zealand. Because, New Zealand lost to India by 8 wickets in the group stage of Super Twelve. Although that victory took them to the semifinals, now meeting India in the group stage has become a source of concern for them.
