In the sport of cricket, few subjects are as divisive as the Twenty20 format. Its detractors see it as a rushed and one-dimensional affair, lacking in the finer strategic elements of test and even one-day cricket. Others see T20 cricket as the natural evolution of a sport that wishes to entertain, grow, and inspire new generations of players, both from inside and outside cricket’s traditional heartlands. Regardless of the debate surrounding the format, when the International Cricket Council (ICC) decided to create a Men’s T20 World Cup in 2007, it became clear that T20 cricket was here to stay. Since then, the format has moved from strength to strength, and the World Cup has become both a major event in the cricketing calendar and a lucrative source of income for the ICC; the 2022 Men's T20 World Cup alone generated over 350 million U.S. dollars in
. In the wider context of the
, earnings from the 2022 competition represented over 85 percent of the governing body’s event-related revenue for the year.
Where was the 2024 Men's T20 World Cup held?
In a bid to grow the game in the Americas, the ICC awarded the host nation status for the 2024 Men's T20 World Cup to the United States, Guyana, and the West Indies. This move was somewhat of a gamble for the ICC, considering that non-American sports often struggle to compete with U.S. sporting staples such as baseball, basketball, and American football. However, in a
survey taken in the lead-up to the tournament, it was found that one-fifth of U.S. adults were either somewhat or very interested in watching the competition. This showed at least some promising signs that the U.S. public was open to giving cricket a try. Meanwhile, the logistics of the competition posed other problems. One particular challenge was the need for stadiums and pitches suitable to the fine-tuned requirements of professional cricket. Duly, a purpose-built stadium was built in Nassau County, New York, with a capacity of 34 thousand, making it the
second-largest stadium at that year’s tournament. Another challenge concerned the unequal amount of
travel required between teams in the first round of the competition, with Bangladesh having to travel nearly 10 thousand kilometers for their first four games.
Who has won the most Men's T20 World Cup titles?
In 2024, India won its second T20 World Cup title, equaling the West Indies and England as the team with the most
T20 World Cup wins. As the national team to have won the inaugural edition of the tournament, the 2024 title win put an end to a 17-year wait for the team in blue. During these years, India have often been at the top of the ICC's rankings of
Men's T20 international teams, and have had a golden generation of players such as Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, and Ravichandran Ashwin never lift a T20 World Cup trophy. While Ashwin retired from T20I cricket in 2022, Bumrah and Kohli played instrumental roles in India's 2024 triumph, with the former also extending his lead as the
all-time leading run-scorer at the Men's T20 World Cup. Meanwhile, Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan also added to his
all-time Men's T20 World Cup wicket-taking record, with the all-rounder reaching 50 wickets during the 2024 World Cup. While Shakib and Kohli might never play in another T20 World Cup, promising young players such as Afghanistan's Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Bangladesh's Rishad Hossain have shown that legends of the game may bow out, however, the future of white ball cricket is bright.
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