‘Almost unbeatable’: Former England captain reveals secrets behind India’s white-ball dominance

former england captain Michael Atherton announced indian national cricket team The leading force in limited-overs cricket, said their recent dominance puts them in a strong position to potentially hold all three ICC white-ball trophies at the same time.Team India strengthened their position by defeating the New Zealand national cricket team by 96 runs in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup final on Sunday. The victory gave India a record third title and also made them the first team to successfully defend the T20 World Cup. This is also the first time the team has won the trophy on home soil.

Speaking to Sky Sports Cricket, Atherton said India’s excellence extends beyond the T20 format and reflects their wider dominance in white-ball cricket.“India are not just an outstanding T20 team. They are an outstanding white-ball team at the moment,” Atherton said.He highlighted this by pointing to India’s excellent record in recent ICC tournaments.“In the last few ICC global events before today, they had won 30 out of 32. They had only been beaten by Australia in the 50-over World Cup final and by South Africa in that match earlier in the tournament.“They are the best team in white-ball cricket. They are the strongest team here and deserve to win,” he added.India’s dominance in ICC limited-overs matches began during the 2023 Cricket World Cup, where they won every match but lost to the Australian national cricket team in the final. The team then went on to reach the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in 2024 with an unbeaten record and once again made a perfect campaign for the ICC Champions Trophy in 2025.Their only setback in the latest T20 World Cup came against the South African national cricket team in the Super Eights stage.With another Cricket World Cup taking place next year, Atherton believes India now have a chance to lift all the International Cricket Federation’s limited edition trophies at the same time.Atherton said: “They’re probably going to win it all in one fell swoop. There’s also the 50-over World Cup next year and they now have the opportunity to win the trophy, the T20 World Cup and the 50-over World Cup in one fell swoop. That’s definitely their goal.”Another former England captain, Nasser Husseinbelieves India’s continued success comes from a simple but highly effective formula. According to him, the batting order is full of aggressive power hitters coupled with excellent pace spearheads Jasprit Bumrah Making the team extremely difficult to beat.“India’s formula is very simple.“The batting line-up is full of strong batsmen who will get you an above-par score, while Bumrah’s bowling will probably be enough for a below-par score. He is an absolute talent and when you combine those two elements, they are almost unbeatable,” he added.