IND vs ENG: India's dismal record in Knockouts since 2013 might comeback to haunt Rohit Sharma & Co.

India are all set to play another ICC knockout game when they lock horns with England in the T20 World Cup 2024 semi final at the Providence Stadium in Guyana.  

Heading into the semis vs the defending champions England, a lot is riding on the shoulders of Rohit Sharma and team as for all their prowess and talent they haven't won an ICC trophy since 2013. Not only that the team always looks to dominate in the league phase but ends up disappointing in the knockouts. As we head into the semis, here is unpacking India's dismal record in ICC knockouts for past since 2013. 

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India's dismal record in ICC knockouts since 2013 

India last won an ICC trophy under the captaincy of MS Dhoni and that was the Champions Trophy in 2013. Since then, India has played a total of 8 ICC tournaments excluding the World Test Championships. These 8 ICC tournaments include 3 ODI World Cups, 1 Champions Trophy and 4 T20 World Cups. 

In all these tournaments India has dominated the group stages and faced disappointment in the knockout stages of the tournament. Here's the abysmal record of Team India. 

In 8 tournaments, India has played a total of 11 knockout games and have only won four of these games and lost seven. If we dig deeper then out of the four wins, India's two wins have come against Bangladesh, one against South Africa and one against New Zealand.  This goes on to suggest how dire and toothless the team has been over the last 11 years in knockouts. 

Perhaps the biggest and most stinging defeat came in the 2023 ODI World Cup final when they lost at home to Australia at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad in a tournament where they were unbeaten since the finals.  

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Here is how India has performed in every knockout game since 2013

• India vs South Africa T20 World Cup semi final 2014

SA: 172/4, IND: 176/4 (India won by 6 wickets, 5 balls left)

• India vs Sri Lanka T20 World Cup Final 2014

IND: 130/4, SL: 134/4 (SL won by 6 wickets, 13 balls left)

• India vs Bangladesh ODI World Cup quarterfinal 2015

IND: 302/6, BAN: 193 (India won by 109 runs)

• India vs Australia ODI World Cup semi final 2015

AUS: 328/7, IND: 233 (Australia won by 95 runs)

• India vs West Indies T20 World Cup semi final 2016

IND: 192/2, WI: 196/3 (West Indies won by 7 wickets, 2 balls left)

• India vs Bangladesh ICC Champions Trophy Semi Final 2017

BAN: 264/7, IND: 265/1 (India won by 9 wickets, 59 balls left)

• India vs Pakistan ICC Champions Trophy Final 2017

PAK: 338/4, IND: 158 (Pakistan won by 180 runs)

• India vs New Zealand ODI World Cup semi final 2019

NZ: 239/8, IND: 221 (NZ won by 18 runs)

• 2021 T20 World Cup (Did not make it out of group stage)
• India vs England T20 World Cup semi final 2022

IND: 168/6, ENG: 170/0 (England won by 10 wickets, 24 balls left)

• India vs New Zealand ODI World Cup semi final 2023

IND: 397/4, NZ: 327 (India won by 70 runs)

• India vs Australia ODI World Cup Final 2023

IND: 240, AUS: 241/4 (Australia won by 6 wickets, 42 balls left)

India's record paints a very bleak picture for Rohit Sharma and his side. As they gear up for the rematch of T20 World Cup 2022 semi final, Rohit Sharma and co will be hoping to right the wrongs of the past 11 years.