Team India is above all (Photo: PTI)
India in T20I: T20 World Cup 2026 is being hosted by India and Sri Lanka. This time’s World Cup is special. It is different from its previous 9 editions. The reason is that for the first time there is a cricket riot taking place between 20 teams. For the first time in the history of the tournament, so many teams have got places. History is witness to the fact that till date no host team has won the T20 World Cup. Nor has any defending champion retained his title. Both these things are associated with India. Still, Team India deserves to become the champion of the tournament. Simply put, Team India can change the history of the T20 World Cup this time. The reason behind this is that he is number one in hitting sixes among 20 teams.
When it comes to T20, who is better than Team India?
T20 is a game of strike rate. To score runs at a fast pace and increase the score board. Which team scored the most 200 plus runs? At what better run rate did you score? How many batsmen of which team hit the most sixes in an inning? Who hit 10 plus sixes the maximum number of times in an inning? These are the questions in whose answers Team India seems to be on top among the teams playing in the T20 World Cup. The strength of its players seems to outweigh the players of all other teams. Let us now look at those figures one by one. This complete data is from October 2023 to January 2026 and is only among those teams or players who are playing in the T20 World Cup 2026.
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Where and in which matters is Team India at the forefront?
Between October 2023 and January 2026, India was the team that scored the most 200 plus runs with the best run rate. During this period, India touched the figure of 200 plus runs 20 times, in which its run rate was 9.69. Meaning in both cases they are far ahead of other teams.
Now 200 plus runs are not made just like that. For this, contribution of players is also required. Big shots and big innings are required from his bat. So let’s see how many batsmen of which team have hit 10 plus sixes in an inning between October 2023 and January 2026. India is at first place in this list because the number of its batsmen in this case is 9. Apart from India, England, Australia and New Zealand have been able to do this 3 times each.
Indian batsmen have achieved the feat of hitting 10 or more sixes in an inning 9 times between October 2023 and January 2026. But out of those, Abhishek Sharma has done that work alone 4 times. Apart from him, Tilak Verma and Ishan Kishan have done the same twice.
Abhishek Sharma the new age ‘sixer king’
Abhishek Sharma is being called the new sixer king of modern cricket. There is nothing wrong in this because even among the batsmen of the world for whom hitting sixes is a joke, Sharma ji’s son seems to be doing wonders. Abhishek Sharma has hit 249 sixes between October 2023 and January 2026 at a strike rate of 201.3. That means he has played 6.78 balls to score each six. Abhishek has the highest strike rate and his six on ball ratio is the lowest compared to any batsman.
It is obvious that the Indian team is a strong contender to win the tournament because of its dominance among the 20 teams. The good thing is that almost all the top order batsmen of Team India are in good form. Especially runs have been seen coming from the bat of Abhishek Sharma. In such a situation, it should not be surprising if Team India changes the history of the T20 World Cup by winning the title.