In the fast-paced world of T20 cricket, it’s quite hard to maintain consistency in form and fitness to prolong the career as a player.
However, a handful of them strive to make it bigger by adapting to rising changes and representing their country on the international stage proudly for a longer time.
The T20 World Cup is the pinnacle of T20I cricket, and there’s quite nothing like featuring in the tournament edition after edition.
Rohit Sharma and Shakib Al Hasan are the only 2 players who have featured in every T20 World Cup edition held between 2007 and 2024.
Rohit Sharma | India
Rohit Sharma made his T20 World Cup debut against England on September 19, 2007, though he couldn’t get a chance to bat. However, in the next match against South Africa, he scored a match-winning 50 not out off 40 balls. Overall, he scored 88 runs in 3 innings in the inaugural edition.
In the 2009 edition, the Hitman accumulated 131 runs across 5 innings, including a half-century. Sharma couldn’t get many chances in the 2010 iteration, scoring 84 in innings, with an unbeaten 79 versus Australia being his highest.
2012 was also the same, as he could muster only 82 runs in 4 innings, including a solitary fifty. However, 2014 was a standout edition for Sharma, as he fetched 200 runs in 6 innings while opening for the first time.
The home T20 World Cup in 2016, though, was a disappointing affair, as the opener scored 88 runs in 5 innings without a fifty. Sharma had a decent outing in 2021, accumulating 174 runs in 5 innings, including 2 fifties.
In the 2022 edition, he was at the helm of the Indian team, though he delivered an underwhelming performance. Now, for the 2024 T20 World Cup, Sharma is back to lead the Indian team.
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Shakib Al Hasan | Bangladesh
Shakib Al Hasan had a dream debut in the T20 World Cup, picking up a four-wicket haul against the West Indies on September 13, 2007. He completed that edition with 67 runs and 6 wickets in 5 games.
In the next 3 editions, he played 2 innings each, accumulating an overall 185 runs and taking 6 wickets. In the 2014 home World Cup, he showcased his all-round abilities, scoring 186 runs and grabbing 8 wickets in 7 matches.
Shakib did well in the 2016 edition as well, scampering 129 runs and taking 10 wickets. In the 2021 T20 World Cup, his initial performances were crucial in helping Bangladesh advance to the next round. The all-rounder amassed 131 runs and took 11 wickets in 6 matches.
He was quiet with the bat in 2022, scoring 44 runs, though, he picked up 6 wickets in 5 games. In his 9th edition, he will be raring to give his all to hand Bangladesh glory.
