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The WTC Final loss vs Australia is the latest chapter in what is turning out to be a long run of heartbreaks for Team India in ICC event knockout matches.
The last time India won an ICC tournament was in 2013, when they won the Champions Trophy title under MS Dhoni’s captaincy. Incredibly, since then India have played 8 knockout matches (semi-finals and finals) in ICC events and lost all 8.
The trend clearly suggests that while India have played good cricket and have pipped other mega teams to reach pre-summit and summit clashes, they are not managing to seal the deal and are falling either at the semis or in the final.
Since the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy, India have featured in 4 semi-finals and 4 finals of ICC events and lost all.
The last time India won an ICC tournament was in 2013, when they won the Champions Trophy title under MS Dhoni’s captaincy. Incredibly, since then India have played 8 knockout matches (semi-finals and finals) in ICC events and lost all 8.
The trend clearly suggests that while India have played good cricket and have pipped other mega teams to reach pre-summit and summit clashes, they are not managing to seal the deal and are falling either at the semis or in the final.
Since the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy, India have featured in 4 semi-finals and 4 finals of ICC events and lost all.
The trend began in the 2014 T20 World Cup final, where they lost to Sri Lanka by 6 wickets. Three of the 8 matches India have lost in ICC event knockout games have been in the T20 World Cup, two in the ODI World Cup, two in the WTC Final and one in the Champions Trophy.
Here’s a look at all the 8 matches that India have lost in ICC event knockout games, since the 2013 Champions Trophy:
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