From 1983 To 2024: Celebrating India's ICC Cricket World Cup Heroes

India clinched the T20 World Cup 2024 title, beating South Africa by 7 runs in an exciting final held in Barbados. This win not only gave India its second T20 World Cup trophy but also marked the end of the T20I careers for cricket icons Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.

As the nation rejoices, myKhel presents a comprehensive list of Indian cricketers who have secured ICC World Cups for India over the years.

The 1983 World Cup saw Kapil Dev leading India to victory. The team included Mohinder Amarnath, Kirti Azad, Roger Binny, Sunil Gavaskar, Syed Kirmani (wk), Madan Lal, Sandip Patil, Balwinder Sandhu, Yashpal Sharma, Ravi Shastri, Krishnamachari Srikkanth, Sunil Valson, and Dilip Vengsarkar.

In 2007, MS Dhoni captained India to its first T20 World Cup win. The squad featured Yuvraj Singh (vc), Gautam Gambhir, Dinesh Karthik, Virender Sehwag, Rohit Sharma, Robin Uthappa, Piyush Chawla, Joginder Sharma, Yusuf Pathan, Irfan Pathan, Ajit Agarkar, Harbhajan Singh, RP Singh and S Sreesanth.

2011 World Cup Victors

The 2011 World Cup was another milestone with MS Dhoni as captain. Key players included Virender Sehwag (vc), Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Sachin Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh, Ravichandran Ashwin, Piyush Chawla, Yusuf Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Ashish Nehra, Munaf Patel and S Sreesanth. Praveen Kumar was also part of the squad.

2024 T20 World Cup Champions

The recent 2024 T20 World Cup victory had Rohit Sharma as captain. The team comprised Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav Jasprit Bumrah Yuzvendra Chahal Sanju Samson Mohammed Siraj and Yashasvi Jaiswal.

This latest triumph adds another chapter to India's rich cricketing history. Fans across the globe celebrate these memorable victories and the players who made them possible.