Kaun Banega Crorepati sparks nostalgia with question on Indian Team's ICC World T20 campaign

ByDebayan Sinha, SportsCafe Editor

09/11/2024

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Team India's triumphant ICC World T20 campaign was recently featured on the popular TV show Kaun Banega Crorepati. The episode spotlighted a question about including a specific player in the Men in Blue squad, which brought back memories of India lifting its second T20 World Cup.

‌Team India’s triumph at the ICC World T20 has undeniably sparked widespread enthusiasm across the nation. The achievement even made its way to the popular quiz show Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC), hosted by the esteemed Amitabh Bachchan. During an episode, a question centred on a specific player from the victorious squad led by Rohit Sharma, who clinched the title on June 29th.

The question posed was: “Who among these was not a part of the Indian squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20I World Cup?”

The four options were Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, and Suryakumar Yadav.

The correct answer was the third option, Ravichandran Ashwin. The other players were all part of the squad and played key roles throughout the tournament in the USA and the West Indies.

However, Ashwin was a crucial member of the team in the 2021 and 2022 editions of the ICC Men's T20I World Cup, was notably absent in the 2024 squad. His performances in previous years included significant contributions, such as taking six wickets in three matches in 2021 and another six in five games in 2022. Ashwin also played a memorable role in India’s victory over Pakistan at the MCG in 2022, where he scored the winning runs alongside Virat Kohli.