Defending champions West Indies recalled veteran pacer Ravi Rampaul for the first time since 2015. And left out six-hitting star Carlos Brathwaite in their 15-member squad for the highly-awaited ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2021. The 36-year-old Rampaul is back in a West Indies T20 squad for the first time in six years. Meanwhile, Brathwaite, who made a name for himself by hitting four consecutive sixes off Ben Stokes in the final over of the 2016 T20 World Cup to win the game and title for West Indies, has not been picked. T20 specialist Sunil Narine has also not found a spot in the strong Windies setup for the global T20 meet.
Ravi Rampaul last played for West indies in 2015 Image : crictracker.com
Offspin-bowling allrounder Roston Chase also makes his place into the squad. Moreover, Chase is uncapped in T20Is and elbowes his way into the squad after impressing in both CPL 2020 and 2021 for the St Lucia franchise. However, there was no place for Sunil Narine. Although, Jason Holder is only part of the reserves.
What did the lead Selector said about Ravi Rampaul ?
"Ravi Rampaul is a highly experienced bowler who performed well in the last CG Insurance Super50 Cup and the current Hero CPL to date,". "He will boost the team's wicket-taking options in the powerplay and the middle phase and will provide another option for the death overs".
Lead Selector Roger Harper, said in a media release
"Roston Chase has shown that he is a very capable T20 player. He performed well in the CPL in 2020 and has been outstanding in the 2021 edition so far. Chase has shown the ability to knit the innings together while still scoring at a fast rate with a low dot-ball percentage. He will be an excellent foil for the explosive players in the team," Roger Harper added.
West Indies are the defending world champions in the shortest format. And only two-time winners of the ICC T20 World Cup, winning in 2012 against Sri Lanka at the Premadasa in Colombo. Then four years later in 2016 against England in Kolkata.
West Indies Squad: Kieron Pollard (C), Nicholas Pooran (vc & wk), Fabian Allen, Dwayne Bravo, Roston Chase, Andre Fletcher (wk), Chris Gayle, Shimron Hetmyer, Evin Lewis, Obed McCoy, Ravi Rampaul, Andre Russell, Lendl Simmons, Oshane Thomas, Hayden Walsh Jr.
Reserves: Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Sheldon Cottrell, Darren Bravo.
The West Indies now have the opportunity to create a history. Moreover, if they wins this time, they will became the first team to win a hat-trick of ICC T20 World Cup victories.
Indian men's cricket team with seven ICC trophies are the second most successful team in men's cricket history. Australia with ten trophies lead the list of teams with the most ICC trophies.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) conducts different cricket events and tournaments throughout the year. ICC tournaments are the biggest platforms in the game of cricket, where the top teams contest against each other for championship podiums.
Contributing to the team on a big stage like this will always be remembered for a long time. The ODI World Cup is conducted once every four years, whereas the Men's T20 World Cup is played every two years. The ICC Champions Trophy is where only the top 8 teams compete in each finals tournament.
Last but not least, the World Test Championship is played over two years. This article thoroughly talks about the men's cricketing teams that have won ICC trophies at some point in time. Let's take a look at the teams with the most ICC Trophies.
Australia's sheer dominance over other cricketing teams is nothing new. For decades, Australia has been executing out-of-ordinary performances and winning trophies for the country. Out of all the cricketing countries, Australia has the most ICC trophies.
Till now the Aussies won 10 ICC trophies. Australia is the only team to win 6 ICC World Cups. The most successful team in the Cricket World Cup clinched the trophy in 1987, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2015, and 2023. Interestingly Australia made a record of being the only team to win the trophy in all the countries that hosted the World Cup.
Australia won the ICC Champions Trophy twice in 2006 and 2009 against West Indies and New Zealand respectively. Lastly, Australia lifted their first-ever ICC T20 World Cup trophy after defeating New Zealand in the 2021 T20 World Cup. They claimed the ICC World Test Championship after defeating India at the Oval by a huge margin of 209 runs.
India sits in the second position on this prestigious list of most ICC Trophies by any team. India won their first-ever ICC World Cup in 1983 under the captaincy of Kapil Dev. Later again 28 years, the men in blue won the World Cup for the second time under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni in 2011.
The Indian men's cricket team also reached the semifinals four times in 1987, 1996, 2015, and 2019. Meantime, they lost in two finals in 2003 and 2023.
The men in blue won the Champions Trophy thrice. First, in 2002, both the finalists India and Sri Lanka were declared the co-champions of the 2002 Champions Trophy. In the 2013 edition, India defeated England by 5 runs and won the Champions Trophy for the second time in Birmingham. Their latest triumph came via Champions Trophy 2025, as they defeated New Zealand by four wickets in Dubai in the final.
Lastly, India won the inaugural edition of the ICC T20 World Cup in 2007 after defeating Pakistan in Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg. In the 2024 T20 World Cup, India defeated South Africa by 7 runs to lift the trophy for the second time.
Next on this list is West Indies with a total of 5 ICC trophies. The first-ever ICC World Cup final was won by West Indies in 1975. West Indies once again continued their reign in the next edition of the World Cup as well, in 1979. The Caribbean team also won the Champions Trophy in 2004. Lastly, West Indies became the winner of the ICC T20 World Cup twice; once against Sri Lanka in 2012 and the other time against England in 2016.
England | 3
England team after winning the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022. Image- ICC
Till 2010, the England team has not had any ICC Tournament. But, it was in 2010, when they won their first ICC T20 World Cup against arch-rival Australia. Craig Kieswetter guided them home in the final for their first-ever ICC Trophy. Post that, they have been a phenomenal white-ball team and won two ICC World Cups since then.
In 2019, they won their first ICC Men's ODI World Cup as Ben Stokes made all the difference in the final against England in a match where boundary count helped England to win the World Cup.
England's latest ICC Trophy triumph came under Jos Buttler as they became the first-ever team in Cricket history to hold the ODI and T20 World Cup at the same time. Jos Buttler and company won the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022 as Sam Curran won the player of the tournament after taking 13 wickets with the ball. Curran also was the player of the match in the final as well.
Pakistan | 3
Pakistan sits in the fourth position on the list of most ICC Trophy wins by any team with 3 ICC trophies. The first-ever ICC trophy won by Pakistan was during the 1992 cricket World Cup. Pakistan defeated England in the final and won by 22 runs.
The next ICC trophy won by Pakistan was in the 2009 T20 World Cup where they beat Sri Lanka in the final and won the title by 8 wickets. The most recent and last ICC win of Pakistan is the 2017 Champions Trophy where they defeated India by 180 runs.
With 3 ICC trophies, Sri Lanka sits in 5th position on this list. Sri Lanka won their first-ever ICC World Cup in 1996 where they played against Australia in the final hosted in Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore. They went ahead to win their next ICC trophy in the 2002 Champions Trophy. The winner of the tournament is actually both India and Sri Lanka as both the finalist teams were declared as co-champions.
The last time Sri Lanka won an ICC Trophy was when they defeated India in the 2014 T20 World Cup hosted in Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium Dhaka.
The New Zealand cricket team has won a total of 2 ICC trophies since they started competing in tournaments conducted by ICC. The Kiwis won their first-ever ICC Trophy in the 2000 Champions Trophy. Nairobi hosted the final of New Zealand vs India where New Zealand won the match by 4 wickets.
The next ICC Trophy won by the Kiwis was the ICC World Test Championship. Once again, New Zealand played against India in the final of an ICC event and clinched the trophy in the inaugural edition of the World Test Championship final.
With a team of talented and world-renowned cricketers, South Africa won only one ICC trophy throughout its entire history. In the 1998 ICC Champions Trophy hosted in Bangladesh, South Africa beat West Indies in the final and won the title. Jacques Kallis was exceptional and contributed the most to the team reaching and winning the final and was awarded the player of the tournament. He hit a century and picked up a five-wicket haul as well.
Note: The stats include shared trophies. The article was first written by Shreya Ghosh and then got edited by Abishek Goswami.
India won their first 50-over ICC title in 12 years as they won the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. The Men in Blue won their third ICC Champions Trophy title, and went past Australia’s tally of two. Here are the past winners of the last 10 ICC tournaments.
Indian men's cricket team finally won their first 50-over ICC title in 12 years as they defeated New Zealand in the Champions Trophy 2025 final by four wickets in Dubai. Here are the past winners of the last 10 ICC tournaments.
Eden Gardens, Kolkata hosted the 2016 T20 World Cup on 3rd April between England and West Indies. West Indies defeated their opponent by 4 wickets and won the final with 2 balls remaining. Carols Braithwaite with four sixes in four balls to Ben Stokes became an overnight hero for the West Indies team. Marlon Samuels scored 85* off 66 balls and became the Man of the Match.
The Oval, London hosted one of the biggest cricket rivalries on 18 June 2017. The match was the 2017 Champions Trophy final between India and Pakistan. Pakistan sent the Indian squad back to the pavilion in less than 31 overs and won the final by 180 runs. Fakhar Zaman won the man of the match award.
The night of 14th July 2019 has to be one of the most interesting and different in cricket history. Both England and New Zealand scored the same during their innings and also in the super-over. The result of the match was decided in an interesting method; the team with the superior number of boundaries was the winner. Hence, England won the tournament.
Winning the World Test Championship has to be New Zealand's biggest victory in cricket history. Southampton hosted the final from 18 June to 23rd June 2021. Kane Williamson led the team to victory and the final test match by 8 wickets. With bowling figures of 5/31, 21 & 2/30, Kyle Jamieson was the Man of the match in the final.
Australia once again proved its dominance and worth on the night of the 2021 T20 World Cup final. The entire Australian team contributed their best and clinched the trophy last night to beat New Zealand by 8 wickets. David Warner chose the best platform to prove himself after a humiliating IPL season. Mitchell Marsh scored an unbelievable knock of 77* in 50 balls and won the Man of the Match award.
6. T20 World Cup - England (2022)
England won their third ICC trophy as they clinched the T20 World Cup 2022 title after beating Pakistan in the final by five wickets. Sam Curran was adjudged the player of the tournament for his 13 wickets in the tournament. Curran was also the player of the final as his 3/22 helped England restrict Pakistan to 137 in the first inning. This was England's second T20 World Cup title.
7. World Test Championship - Australia (2023)
India again failed to win any ICC trophy since 2013 as Pat Cummins-led Australia defeated India by 209 runs. Australia scored a massive 469 in the first inning as Steve Smith and Travis Head scored tons for the Aussies. The first-inning score proved to be too much for India as they scored only 296 in the reply and Australia put more pressure with 270 in the second inning.
Despite starts for Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane, India failed to get close to the score and eventually suffered the defeat.
With this win, Josh Hazlewood, David Warner, Pat Cummins, Steve Smith and Mitchell Starc became the only players to win all ICC Trophies.
8. ICC World Cup - Australia (2023)
Two-time ODI World Cup winners.
Pat Cummins and Australia's dream run continued as they won the ICC Men's World Cup for a record sixth time in 2023 defeating India, again. In one of the most visited and watched World Cup finals in Ahmedabad, Australia defeated India by six wickets.
Despite a great start with the bat, India lost captain Rohit Sharma and post that kept on losing wickets. They could only score 240 in the first inning and though Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami tried their level best, Travis Head's excellent ton (137) took Australia over the line. Head was player of the match in back-to-back ICC Finals.
India finally broke their jinx of ICC finals after beating South Africa in the T20 World Cup 2024 final in Barbados. They clinched their second T20 World Cup title as Rohit Sharma's men defeated the Proteas team by seven runs in the final.
Virat Kohli (76) and Axar Patel (47) played some solid knocks to take India to the highest total (176) in a T20 World Cup final. Though South Africa were cruising for an easy win, Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya and Arhsdeep Singh managed to pull things back for India with the ball. Virat Kohli was adjudged the player of the final and Jasprit Bumrah was named the Player of the tournament for his 15 wickets in the tournament.
10. Champions Trophy - India (2025)
India made it back-to-back global cricket tournaments with a four-wicket victory over New Zealand in the ICC Champions Trophy final in Dubai.
Chasing 252 against the Blackcaps, India reached home in 49 overs at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. The spinners put up a splendid show, helping India restrict the Blakcaps for 251 for 7 after the side latter team won the toss and opted to bat first.
Kuldeep Yadav (2 for 40) and Varun Chakravarthy (2 for 45) picked two wickets apiece while Ravindra Jadeja and Mohammed Shami scalped one wicket each. Daryl Mitchell (63) and Michael Bracewell (53) played crucial knocks for the Blackcaps.
In the chase, India got off to a flying start, thanks to Rohit Sharma's dominating 76. Shreyas Iyer (48) and KL Rahul (34 not out) also played crucial knocks as India edged past New Zealand to win the Champions Trophy for the third time.
This was India’s second consecutive ICC title win - it had won the T20 World Cup crown in June last year. India has now won two ODI World Cups, two T20 World Cups and three Champions Trophy titles.
Note: The article was first written by Shreya Ghosh and then got updated by Koushik Biswas.
Matthew Wade retires, joined Australian coaching team
On Tuesday, Matthew Wade, the Australian wicketkeeper batter, announced his retirement from international cricket. However, he will join the men's team's coaching unit in the upcoming T20 series against Pakistan.
MatthewWade, the Australian wicketkeeper batter, has announced his retirement from international cricket on Tuesday. However, he will join the men's team's coaching unit from the upcoming T20 series against Pakistan.
The 36-year-old Matthew Wade ended his 13-year long playing career.
"I'm officially retiring," Wade, who retired from first-class cricket last summer, was quoted as saying by cricket.com.au. "It's been an ongoing discussion for pretty much every tour or every World Cup that I've been on in the last three or four years.
"It's been a really fluent conversation that I've had with George (Bailey, chief selector) and Ronnie (coach Andrew McDonald) over the last six months or since the last World Cup finished. Even leading into the last World Cup, we've been really open and had really great communication around where I'm at with my career.
"If we went into the last World Cup and I managed to get some runs and we won that, then things would look maybe a little different and maybe I'd keep going... it was just kind of an understanding from all of us," Wade added.
36 Test matches. 97 ODIs. 92 T20 Internationals.
Congratulations to Matthew Wade on an outstanding international cricket career! pic.twitter.com/SDWl1OhqZC
Matthew Wade will kick off his coaching career with the national team from its upcoming outing in the T20 Series against Pakistan. He will travel under the leadership of Andre Borovec.
Later, the team will regroup for the ODI Series, which starts in Melbourne next week.
Wade, however, is not new to coaching. He has been in this role during the winter while coaching the Tasmanian youth and second XI.
Well, Wade will continue playing for his Big Bash League side, the HobartHurricanes, for at least the next two summers.
Also, he will continue playing for his domestic team, Tasmania.
Whenever India lost any big tournaments like the World Cup or Asia Cup questions arise about the performance of Indian players and the most we talked about is Rohit's performance in the events. In this article, we will analyze the stats and records of Rohit Sharma in big tournaments including the Asia Cup.
Starting with the 2007 T20 World Cup, in which Rohit played his very first game at the world cup stages. He hasn't got much chance in the tournament, playing 4 games in which he added 88 runs in 3 innings with a highest score of 50*. Rohit maintained a strike rate of 146 in the tournament. However, he played a crucial knock of 30 runs off 16 balls in the finals of the event which eventually helped India to lift the trophy in the inaugural edition.
2009 T20 World Cup
Coming to the 2009 edition of the grand T20 event, Rohit aggregated 131 runs in 5 innings with an average of 32 and a strike rate of 122.43. He also registered a fifty which is his highest score in this edition of the tournament.
2010 T20 World Cup
Next year, Rohit again represented India in the mega event where he aggregated 84 runs in 2 innings with an average of 84. He hasn't got much chance again as his highest score in this event was 79*and also the only half-century in this event.
In 2012, Rohit Sharma played in the Asia Cup in which, he got only two games. In those two innings Rohit managed to score 72 runs while Kohli was the highest run-scorer of that particular edition with 357 runs in the event.
2012 T20 World Cup
In the same year, Rohit played in T20 World Cup, in which Hitman registered 82 runs in 4 innings with and average of 41 and a strike rate of 130.16. He has also recorded a fifty which is also his highest score (55*) of this edition.
2013 Champions Trophy
In 2013 Champions Trophy, Rohit Sharma was the fourth highest run-getter while Dhawan was at the top. Rohit managed to score 177 runs in 5 innings with an average of 35.40 and a strike rate of 76. Rohit has also recorded two half-centuries in this edition of the tournament. The Indian skipper scripted a highest individual score of 65 in this edition.
In 2014 Asia Cup, Rohit registered 108 runs in 4 innings at an average of 36 and a strike rate of 77.69. Meanwhile, Rohit has also recorded a half-century (56) which is also his highest score of this edition.
2014 T20 World Cup
In 2014 T20 World Cup, Rohit registered 200 runs in 6 innings at an average of 40 and scored with a strike rate of 123.46. In this edition, Rohit has registered two half-centuries with a highest score of 62 in this edition.
2015 ODI World Cup
In 2015 ODI World Cup, Rohit ammased 330 runs in 8 innings at an average of 47.14 and a strike rate of 91.66. Rohit also registered 2 half-centuries and one century in the 2015 world cup and recorded a highest score of 137.
In 2016 Asia Cup, Hitman recorded 138 runs in 5 innings, with an average of 27.60. Moreover, Rohit has registered one half-century and scored 83* runs against Bangladesh in the finals which is one of the finest innings of his cricketing career.
2016 T20 World Cup
In 2016 T20 World Cup, Rohit Sharma aggregated 88 runs in 5 innings, with an average of 17.60 and a strike rate of 107.32. One of Rohit's worst performance in ICC events came this year as he failed to score a single half-century.
2017 Champions Trophy
Coming to the 2017 Champions Trophy, Rohit ammased 304 runs in 5 innings at an average of 76 and a strike rate of 86.85. Moreover, he recorded two half-centuries and one century. His highest score was 123* in this edition of the tournament. He also ranked at second in scoring the most runs in this edition.
In the 2019 ODI World Cup, Rohit was at his peak form, he scored the most runs in that edition while smoked 5 centuries in this single edition. Rohit aggregated 648 runs at an average of 81 and a strike rate of 98.33. Besides scoring five centuries Rohit also registered one half-century in this edition. His highest score was 140 in this edition.
2021 T20 World Cup
In 2021 T20 World Cup, Rohit registered 174 runs at an average of 34.80 and a strike rate of 151.30. He also added two half-centuries in this edition.
In the Asia Cup 2022, Rohit ammased 133 runs in 4 innings at an average of 33.25 and maintains a strike rate of 151.14. Rohit also recorded a half-century in this edition.
Now in the latest edition of the T20 World Cup, Rohit's performance was not up to the mark. In 6 innings Rohit only scored a single fifty while added only 116 runs with an average of 19.33 and a strike rate of just 106.
So, according to us Rohit's performance in big events like ICC and Asia Cup was bit off upside down. Rohit failed to perform in some crucial games while also played some valuable knocks in many editions.
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Whenever India lost any big tournaments like the World Cup or Asia Cup questions arise about the performance of Indian players and the most we talked about is Kohli's performance in the events. In this article, we will analyze the stats and records of Virat Kohli in big tournaments including the Asia Cup.
We will start with the Asia Cup 2012 and will go up to the latest edition of the T20 World Cup in Australia.
2012 Asia Cup
In Asia Cup 2012, Virat Kohli scored the most runs in the tournament. He aggregated 357 runs in 3 games with an average of 119 and a strike rate of 102. Meanwhile, he also registered his highest ODI score of 183 against arch-rivals Pakistan in a group clash. Kohli also managed to grab two Man of the match award in this edition.
2012 T20 World Cup
Coming to the 2012 edition of the T20 World Cup, Virat Kohli finishes as the 7th highest run-getter, scoring 185 runs in 5 innings, with an average of 46.25 and a strike rate of 122.51. Kohli has also registered two half-centuries and a highest score of 78 in that edition.
2013 Champions Trophy
In the next year's, Champions trophy, Kohli finished in the top five in the list of most runs in the 2013 edition. In 5 innings, Kohli aggregated 176 runs at an average of 58.66 and a strike rate of 95.65. This edition, Kohli managed only one half-century (58*), which is also his highest score of this edition.
2013 Asia Cup
In the 2013 Asia Cup, Virat Kohli aggregated 189 runs in 3 innings with an average of 63 and a strike rate of 102.71. In these 3 innings, Kohli managed to score a hundred which is also his highest score of that edition, he returned with a score of 136.
2014 T20 World Cup
In the 2014 edition of the T20 world cup, Virat recorded the most runs also with a lead of 88 in comparison to the second player. Kohli registered 319 runs in 6 innings with an average of 106.3 and a strike rate of 129.14. The former Indian captain has also recorded four half-centuries with the highest score of 77 in this edition. Meanwhile, Kohli also won the player of the tournament award for his outstanding performance in that edition.
2015 ODI World Cup
In the 2015 ODI world cup, which was hosted in Australia, in the edition Kohli managed to score 305 runs in 8 innings with an average of 50.8 and a strike rate of 81.55. Meanwhile, in this edition, Kohli also hammered a century which is also his highest score of this edition.
2016 Asia Cup
In the 2016 Asia Cup, Kohli aggregated 153 runs in 4 innings with an average of 76.50 and a strike rate of 110.87. Kohli also recorded two half-centuries in this edition while India won the title crushing Bangladesh in the finals.
2016 T20 World Cup
In the same year, Kohli continued his superb form in the T20 World Cup 2016 edition also. Kohli aggregated 273 runs in 5 innings with an outstanding average of 136.50 and a strike rate of 146.77. Kohli registered three half-centuries in the edition including 89* runs innings in the semi-finals. Meanwhile, he also returned as the second most run-getter of this edition and won the player of the tournament award.
2013 Champions Trophy
Coming in the next year, England hosted the Champions Trophy 2017, in which Kohli remained in the top five in the list of scoring the most runs. Virat registered 258 runs in 5 innings with an impressive average of 129 and a strike rate of 98.85. Moreover, Kohli managed to score three half-centuries including a highest score of 96* in this edition.
2019 ODI World Cup
After two years, in the 2019 ODI world cup, Kohli aggregated 443 runs with an average of 55.37 and a strike rate of 94.05. Moreover, he registered five half-centuries including the highest score of 82 in the 2019 edition of the tournament.
2021 T20 World Cup
In the next event, the 2021 T20 World Cup, hosted in UAE, Kohli managed to score only 68 runs with an average of 34 - the worst performance of Kohli on this list. However, Kohli managed to score a half-century against arch-rivals Pakistan in the opening clash while failing to score in the remaining games.
2022 Asia Cup
In the latest edition of the Asia Cup, Kohli bounced back and scored 276 runs in 5 innings with an average of 92 and a strike rate of 147.59. He was the second most run-scorer of this edition sitting behind Rizwan. Kohli's 71st international also came in this edition against Afghanistan, which is also his highest score(122*) in the format.
2022 T20 World Cup
Now, in the just-finished T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia, Kohli manages to stay in form by scoring the most runs in this edition. Kohli registered 296 runs in 6 innings which includes four half-centuries. He averages 98.66 while having a strike rate of 136.40. His highest score of this edition came against Pakistan in their very first clash where Kohli scored 82* to give a heartbreak to his opponents.
So that's all that Kohli has recorded so far in his cricketing career. According to us, Kohli's performance in big stages or tournaments like World Cup or Asia Cup is phenomenal and we can't say that he is a failure. We all know he has won player of the tournament several times while also scoring the most runs in different editions. What's your take on this? Let us know in the comments