India at the Men's T20 World Cup
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| Cricket format | T20 International |
|---|---|
| Host(s) | 2016, 2026 |
| Champions | 3 (2007, 2024, 2026) |
| Runners-up | 1 (2014) |
| Most runs | Virat Kohli (1,292) |
| Most wickets | Jasprit Bumrah (40) |
The India national cricket team is one of the full members of the International Cricket Council (ICC), the governing body of cricket. The Men's T20 World Cup has been hosted by the ICC in the Twenty20 International format since 2007. It has been held as a biennial event since the 2022 Men's T20 World Cup. There have been ten editions of the tournament and India has participated in every edition since its introduction. India has won it thrice in 2007, 2024 and 2026 while also finishing as runners-up in 2014. It is the only team to have won it thrice. In the 2024 edition, India became the first and only team to go undefeated in the entire tournament.
In the inaugural edition of the tournament in 2007, the Indian team led by M S Dhoni registered four wins in six matches enroute to the final, in which it beat Pakistan to win the title. In the 2009, 2010, and 2012 editions, India was eliminated in the Super 8 stage in three consecutive tournaments. In the 2014 World Cup, the Indian team won five consecutive matches to reach the final, where it lost to Sri Lanka by six wickets. In the 2016 tournament, hosted by India, the Indian team was led by Dhoni for the sixth consecutive T20 World Cup, and advanced to the semifinals, where it lost to the West Indies.
In the 2021 World Cup, conducted after a gap of five years, the Indian team, led by Virat Kohli, won three out of the five matches in the initial stage, and did not make it to the semifinals. In the 2022 edition, the team, captained by Rohit Sharma, reached the semifinals, where it lost to England. In the subsequent tournament held in 2024, the Sharma-led team, did not lose a single game in the seven matches played in the first two rounds. India beat England in the semifinals by 68 runs, before beating South Africa in the final by seven runs to win the T20 World Cup for the second time. In the 2026 edition co-hosted by India, the team led by Suryakumar Yadav, beat New Zealand in the final to win its second consecutive T20 World Cup.
Kohli is the leading run scorer for India with 1,292 runs and holds the record for the most runs across T20 World Cups. Sanju Samson holds the record for the most runs scored for India in a single edition of the World Cup with 321 runs in the 2026 T20 World Cup. Jasprit Bumrah holds the record for the most number of wickets for India with 40 wickets. Arshdeep Singh holds the record for the most wickets in a single tournament, with 17 wickets in the 2024 edition. Rishabh Pant holds the record for the most dismissals by a wicket keeper in a single T20 World Cup with 14 dismissals in the 2024 tournament.