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ICC T20 World Cup trophy being showcased in Abu Dhabi

NEW DELHI: The ICC men's T20 World Cup is at long last occurring after a postponement of over a year because of the continuous Covid-19 pandemic. It authoritatively started on Sunday, October 17 and will run till November 14, 2021 in the UAE and Oman. 

The competition, which is coordinated typically at regular intervals, is currently going to be held following a hole of five years. The last version was held in 2016 with India as the host country and the West Indies became champions for the second time there. 

Bosses of the debut T20 World Cup India, their main adversaries Pakistan who were likewise the victors of the 2009 release and ODI title holders England are not many of the top choices to win the pined for title this time. 

TimesofIndia.com features the top groups you should look out for in the super occasion: 

INDIA (T20 WC Titles Won - 1: 2007) 

The victor of the debut T20 World Cup in 2007, India will again begin the mission as one of the top choices. 

The Indian group drove by Virat Kohli is presently positioned second on the planet in the ICC T20I rankings, and flaunts a lot of match champs in Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, KL Rahul among others separated from the captain himself. 

Stretching out an extremely warm greeting to the KING 👑@msdhoni is back with #TeamIndia and in a new role!💪 https://t.co/Ew5PylMdRy 

— BCCI (@BCCI) 1634486362000 

India are the authority hosts of this version, which was deferred from last year because of the continuous Covid-19 circumstance. However, it is presently being played in the UAE and Oman because of the pandemic. 

Since the last version of T20 World Cup in 2016, India have played 72 global matches in the most limited organization of the game and have an extremely sound 65.3 success rate. During this period, India have enrolled 47 triumphs and experienced 22 losses. 

They likewise have a generally excellent record in the competition. Generally India have a success level of 63.6 in it, enlisting 21 triumphs in 33 games at the ICC T20 World Cup. 

Kohli is driving the Indian T20I side once and for all, subsequent to declaring that he is venturing down from the captaincy after the super occasion prior. Furthermore, India's best captain in all configurations will be hoping to bring the window ornament down on his T20I captaincy with his first significant senior ICC title as a swansong gift to himself, the group and the cricket-frantic country. 

(Tutor MS Dhoni has joined the Indian group in front of the T20 World Cup in UAE - Photo civility - BCCI Twitter) 

India's T20I record since last T20 WC: M:72 | W:47 | L:22 | NR:3 

India's record in T20 WCs: M:33 | W:21 | L:11 | NR:1 

WEST INDIES (T20 WC Titles Won - 2 : 2012 and 2016) 

Reigning champs West Indies are a puzzle in the current global cricket circuit. They are not ruling cricket as they used to during the 70s, 80s and mid 90s, however somewhat recently or thereabouts they have been offered with various match champs in their positions, particularly in T20s. 

Captain @KieronPollard55 timing them pleasantly! 💥How significant is he to the #WorldChamps title protection?… https://t.co/ZIQ3gzOG0V 

— Windies Cricket (@windiescricket) 1634143681000 

Not exclusively are the Windies the defending champs, they are additionally the main side to win the T20 World Cup twice up until now (2012 and 2016). 

Cricketers like Chris Gayle, Kieron Pollard, Dwayne Bravo are outright legends of the configuration. Indeed, even today, their players are probably the most pursued in the different establishment based associations all throughout the planet. 

Their main downside is their irregularity and this has prompted them being at a humble ninth situation in the current ICC rankings. 

Since winning the Cup in 2016, they have persevered through difficult stretches in T20Is, with a success level of simply 35.8%, winning 24 of the 67 matches they played. 

Their exhibitions in the World Cup are more than nice, winning 18 of their 31 games up until now, at a 58.1 success rate. 

They can be incredibly hazardous in this arrangement and in this opposition where they have generally overwhelmed. Nobody can at any point fail to remember Carlos Brathwaite hitting Ben Stokes for four back to back sixes in the last over of the 2016 last, when the West Indies required 19 hurries to win. 

The Windies have the players to dominate crunch matches all alone, on their day. What's more, accordingly, they will be seen by adversaries as a risky side who know the stuff to win the competition. 

WI's T20I record since last T20 WC: M:67 | W:24 | L:36 | NR:7 

WI's record in T20 WCs: M:31 | W:18 | L:12 | NR:1 

PAKISTAN (T20 WC Titles Won - 1: 2009) 

One of the best sides in the organization and previous bosses Pakistan are most certainly one the top choices in the UAE. 

📸 First day of Pakistan @T20WorldCup crew instructional meeting at ICC Academy, Dubai #WeHaveWeWill | #T20WorldCup https://t.co/OJnQRSzlwq 

— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) 1634485442000 

Pakistan were the sprinters up to India in the debut T20 World Cup, and turned into the bosses in the following release in 2009. 

As of now positioned third on the planet in the ICC T20I rankings, Pakistan gloat of a great 64.8% success rate in T20Is since the finish of the 2016 release. They have won 46 out of 71 matches played during the period, while experiencing 20 losses. 

They likewise have a decent record in the competition generally speaking, winning 19 of the 34 games for a success level of 55.9%. 

Driven by quite possibly the most interesting players in late time, Babar Azam, with the help of experienced campaigners in Shoaib Malik and Mohammad Hafeez, Pakistan represent an up and coming danger to any group in the opposition. 

Add to that the commonality of the playing conditions, where they have burned through the vast majority of the last decade as their usual hangout spot scene and Pakistan will be a power to deal with in the UAE. 

Pakistan's T20I record since last T20 WC: M:71 | W:46 | L:20 | NR:5 

Pakistan's record in T20 WCs: M:34 | W:19 | L:15 | NR:0 

Britain (T20 WC Titles Won - 1: 2010) 

The highest level T20I side on the planet, England, have arisen as the group to beat in the white-ball cricket in the last 5-6 years. 

The entire crew together today,And it felt better 👌 #T20WorldCup #EnglandCricket 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 https://t.co/nwpJDDjUHU 

— England Cricket (@englandcricket) 1634486419000 

They are the current ODI World Cup support and had won the T20 World Cup in 2010 - which was the third version of the competition to be played. They have the experience and the ability to take in any group in the configuration. 

Under the authority of Eoin Morgan, England have changed themselves to an inside and out outfit particularly in white-ball cricket. 

Furthermore, since the last World Cup, they have enlisted 30 triumphs in 50 games in this arrangement for a success level of 60%. They, however, have to some degree a normal record in the World Cup generally, winning just 15 of the 32 matches they have played so far in the competition. 

Be that as it may, with the crew they have, England will be one of the groups to beat in this version as well and they will plan to add the T20 World Cup title to their ODI World Cup win and be title holders at the same time in both the more limited organizations of the game. 

Britain's T20I record since last T20 WC: M:50 | W:30 | L:19 | NR:1 

Britain's record in T20 WCs: M:32 | W:15 | L:16 | NR:1 

NEW ZEALAND (T20 WC Titles Won - None) 

The lasting longshots New Zealand will likewise be a group to look out for this time. 

Nau mai, haere mai Tim Southee! Hear from our driving T20I wicket taker after his first preparing since joining the… https://t.co/WPsUoYD0WI 

— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) 1634478031000 

Positioned fourth on the planet, the Blackcaps have an awesome white-ball crew drove by current batting maestro Kane Williamson. 

They may not be pretty much as showy as the others on this rundown, yet they can finish the work in an exceptionally effective manner. 

New Zealand have a fair record since the last release of the World Cup in 2016, winning 27 of the 57 T20I matches they have played. That is a sound 47.4 success rate. 

They have somewhat better numbers in the competition generally speaking, where they brag of a half winning rate. They have won 15 of the 30 matches played on the enormous stage in the T20 World Cup up until now. 

Will this year be the year the Black Caps accomplish something uncommon and win their first T20 World Cup?

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