India's 11-years of hurt finally came to an end in June when the country that boasts the world's richest T20 league won the men's World Cup in this format under Rohit Sharma's inspiring captaincy.

They were unbeaten in the group stage and unperturbed in the semi-finals, where they shattered England's title defence with a comprehensive victory.

In the final against South Africa, Virat Kohli's uncanny sense of occasion and the accuracy of their pacers secured India's second T20 World Cup title.

Rohit and Kohli immediately quit T20 Internationals and Suryakumar Yadav inherited India captaincy in this format.
 

While India thus ended their barren run in global events, their 12-year streak of not losing a test series on home soil, however, snapped.

India also slipped behind reigning champions Australia in the race for next year's World Test Championship (WTC) final after the shock 3-0 whitewash by New Zealand.
Their fans did not have to wallow in grief for long though.

Stand-in captain Jasprit Bumrah led a depleted side to a memorable victory against Australia in the series opener in Perth leading by example with the ball.

Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal's 'daddy hundred' suggested he was ready to inherit the mantle of batting mainstay Kohli, who roared back into form with his 30th test century.

Away from the field, the powerful Indian cricket board (BCCI) cemented their control of the game.

--Reuters--