India favourites, but who’s best T20 WC team on paper?:Men in Blue posted 200+ score highest no. of times in the shortest format’s history

The 10th edition of the T20 World Cup will start on 7th February. Pakistan refused to play a group match against India. There could be political reasons behind this, but one reason could also be that the team does not want to lose to world champion India once again. Team India is among the strongest teams in T20 and has defeated Pakistan 15 times in the World Cup. India has won 2-2 titles like England and West Indies, not only that, the team also holds the record for scoring more than 200 runs 46 times in history, which is the most. To find the strongest T20 team, we created 8 parameters. Let’s analyse them one by one and find out which is the strongest team? Parameter-1: T20 World Cup Titles The T20 World Cup started in 2007. Since 2010, the tournament has been held almost every 2 years. So far, the shortest format World Cup, played 9 times, has been won twice each by 3 teams. These include England and India, in addition to the West Indies. Men in Blue are also the defending champions; the team won its second title in 2024 by defeating South Africa in the final. Among the 6 title-winning teams, West Indies is the only team that has not lost a single final. India and England have been runners-up once each. While the Pakistan and Sri Lanka teams have lost the final twice each. Thus, in this parameter, the West Indies, England, and India are jointly number-1. Meanwhile, Pakistan and Sri Lanka are at number-2. Parameter-2: Teams with best winning% in World Cup In 9 T20 World Cups, every team in the top-8 played 45 to 55 matches. Among these, Team India has the best winning percentage. India won 35 out of 52 matches, meaning a winning percentage of 67%. Apart from Team India, only South Africa and Australia have been able to maintain their winning rate above 63%. In this parameter, Team India is on the top. Parameter-3: Teams with best winning% in T20Is Similar to that of World Cup, Team India has maintained its dominance in all T20 Internationals as well. All top teams have played more than 200 T20s. Among these, Team India is the only team with a winning rate of more than 60%. Men in Blue won 67% of their matches out of 268. Among the rest of the world’s teams, Pakistan is second, and Australia is third. Parameter-4: Teams with best winning% on foreign-soil On the cricket field, it is often difficult to win matches away from one’s home ground, but Team India is at the top here too. India is not only number-1, but the team has also won a record 66% of 165 matches. Meanwhile, Pakistan and South African cricket teams, ranked second and third, have only managed to win 55-55 per cent of their matches. Parameter-5: Teams with best winning% at home ground Winning cricket matches at home ground is easier compared to abroad, but in the new era of T20, it’s difficult to say. This time, the World Cup is to be held in India and Sri Lanka. Even at home ground, Team India is the one that has won the most matches. India has won 70 out of 103 matches. That means the winning rate was around 68%. Pakistan is very close to India in this regard, but there is still a 0.10% difference between the two. Even if by a small margin, Pakistan is behind India here, too. Parameter-6: Most 200+ Scores Cricket should ideally be a game of balance between bat and ball, but T20 is a modern-day game, and here batsmen have largely become dominant. Consistently hitting sixes and scoring big has become the benchmark for a strong team. In T20, Team India is also ahead in scoring the most 200+ scores as they have achieved the milestone 46 times, and not only that, the team has also crossed the 250+ score 4 times. No other team in the world has been able to score 200-plus, even 30 times. New Zealand and South Africa, at number two, have done this 28 times each. Whereas the West Indies and England teams have crossed the 250-plus score only 2 times each. Parameter-7: Teams with most successful 200+ run-chase In cricket, scoring big in the first innings is often easy, as there is no scoreboard pressure. While chasing a big score in the second innings is not an easy feat, Team India is ahead in this parameter as well. Teams have set a target of 200 plus against India 16 times. In response, Men in Blue have scored 200 plus 10 times in these and also achieved a record 8 wins. After India, Australia has successfully chased a 200-plus target 7 times and South Africa 6 times. Parameter-8: Most T20 centuries T20 cricket has become a batsman’s game. Here, it has become easy for batters to score centuries, and in every second or third match, a batter scores a century. However, in this departement as well, Team India’s batters top the charts. India has scored 25 T20I centuries so far. While Australia and New Zealand batters, who are in second place, have scored only 13-13 centuries each. However, in the World Cup, England and New Zealand players have scored the most 2-2 centuries each. India and South Africa players have scored only 1-1 century each. India stays atop in all parameters Team India is at the top in 7 out of 8 parameters of T20 cricket. No doubt, they have certainly been challenged by England and the West Indies in winning the World Cup trophy. If Team India wins this ICC tournament this time, it will reach the top in this parameter as well. With this, India will also get the title of being the strongest T20 team in the world in every department.