The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup was first launched in 2007, and from then, a number of teams of different countries have been fighting for themselves to play at the world level. Provided below is the summary of how the tournament has been going on, and also, a summary of notable teams between 2007 and 2024.

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2007 Inaugural Tournament

India won the first T20 World Cup in South Africa under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni. The new team had Rohit Sharma and Yuvraj Singh, who made history with six sixes in an over.

Later Tournaments

With time, teams have changed with new faces and changes in strategy:

• 2009 (England): Pakistan won the event with a well-balanced team, which included Younis Khan along with Shahid Afridi and Umar Gul.
• 2010 (West Indies): England won its first ICC title led by its skipper Paul Collingwood, mainly and amazingly owing to the performances of Kevin Pietersen and Graeme Swann.
• 2012 (Sri Lanka): It was the West Indies that had much explosive talent in Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels that led this side.
• 2014 (Bangladesh): Sri Lanka, with some experience through veterans Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene, won the T20 World Cup.
  •2016 (India): West Indies, under the hands of Carlos Brathwaite, win the second T20 World Cup title, hitting four sixes in the last over.
  •2021 (UAE and Oman): Finally, Australia win the T20 World Cup with the support of Mitchell Marsh and David Warner.
  •2022 (Australia): England ended as the champion of the second T20 World Cup, dancing onto the field with Jos Buttler and Sam Curran.

2024 T20 World Cup

The 2024 edition took place in West Indies and United States. A competition of this many teams indicated that cricket had won over the whole international turf.

Some of the notable teams that were a part of that tournament include:

• India: It was led by Rohit Sharma, including both old-timers and new gen players such as Virat Kohli, Hardik Pandya, Yashasvi Jaiswal, and many more.
• England: Jos Buttler led the side, balancing old-timers such as Moeen Ali with new faces in the team to keep the balance of competition going.
• United States: Co-Hosting the T20 World Cup, USA played their first-ever T20 World Cup, with a side which included Monank Patel Aaron Jones, and former New Zealand all-rounder Corey Anderson.

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Squad Development

Experiential learnings from this journey from 2007 to 2024 can be considered as:

• Experience: A cricketer like Rohit Sharma and Shakib Al Hasan participated in so many tournaments; these experiences benefit a lot from his team.
• Youth Integration: Every team always had young players for the youngbloods; such an atmosphere brings in an always competitive team.
• Strategic Depth: A cricket team squad more and more relies on multiple taskers, for such players contribute their skills on both sides.

Some good sources for extensive lists of squads and player statistics from each tournament are ESPNcricinfo and the official ICC website.

Video of all champions T20 World Cups from 2007 to 2024.