Consider the following statements : 1. England is the only country that won the ICC T20 World Cup twice. 2. Virat Kohli is the only player to be adjudged as the Player of the Series in the ICC T20 World Cup twice. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
- (a)1 only
- (b)2 only
- (c)Both 1 and 2
- (d)Neither 1 nor 2
Correct — B, 2 only. As of the April 2023 exam, Virat Kohli was the only player adjudged Player of the Series (Player of the Tournament) at the ICC Men's T20 World Cup twice — in 2014 and 2016 — so statement 2 is correct. Statement 1 is wrong: England is not the only country to have won the title twice, because the West Indies also won it twice (2012 and 2016), and England's two titles came in 2010 and 2022.
- (a)1 only — Statement 1 is false — the West Indies (2012, 2016) had also won two T20 World Cups by 2023, so England is not the sole two-time champion.
- (c)Both 1 and 2 — Statement 2 is correct, but statement 1 is false because the West Indies are also two-time winners, so 'both' fails.
- (d)Neither 1 nor 2 — Statement 2 is correct (Kohli's two Player-of-the-Tournament awards), so 'neither' cannot be right.
The ICC Men's T20 World Cup has been won by several nations. By the 2022 edition, two teams had lifted it twice each: the West Indies (2012, 2016) and England (2010, 2022). India (2007), Pakistan (2009), Sri Lanka (2014) and Australia (2021) had each won once.
Statement 1 tempts you with a half-truth: England did win twice, but so did the West Indies, so 'only country' is wrong. Statement 2 rewards specific knowledge — Virat Kohli's back-to-back Player-of-the-Tournament awards in 2014 and 2016 made him the only two-time winner of that honour.
- Two-time T20 World Cup winners by 2022: West Indies (2012, 2016) and England (2010, 2022).
- Virat Kohli was Player of the Tournament in both 2014 and 2016.
- No other player had won the T20 World Cup Player of the Tournament twice as of 2022.
- England won the 2022 final in Melbourne, beating Pakistan.
- Accepting 'only country to win twice' without checking the West Indies also won twice.
- Assuming the more famous team (England) must be the record-holder.
Asked as a two-statement current-affairs item blending a tempting half-truth with a specific record.
No directly related past PYQ was found.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Which two teams had each won the ICC Men's T20 World Cup twice as of 2022?
- (a)India and Australia
- (b)West Indies and England
- (c)Pakistan and Sri Lanka
- (d)England and India
Answer(b) West Indies and England — West Indies in 2012 & 2016, England in 2010 & 2022.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Who won the ICC T20 World Cup 2022, held in Australia?
- (a)Pakistan
- (b)India
- (c)England
- (d)New Zealand
Answer(c) England — they beat Pakistan in the final at Melbourne.