“Lost only when it mattered the most,” Twitter reacts as India ends calendar year with most international wins

Fans on Twitter reacted after the Indian Cricket Team ends the calendar year with the most international wins (46) in 2022. They hilariously took a jibe at Men in Blue, saying that they lost all the games which mattered a lot.

India ends the calendar year with the most international wins

2022 was a year full of ups and downs for the Indian Cricket Team. They displayed a staggering brand of cricket in the bilateral series but succumbed to pressure in the major events and games.

They kick-started the year with a Test and ODI series loss against South Africa but after that, they bounced back and thumped West Indies in ODI and T20I series at home before beating Sri Lanka in the 20-over series and Test matches.

Their five-match T20I series against South Africa was then tied but they defeated Ireland in the series. Many expected them to win the rescheduled fifth Test against England but they failed to rise on the occasion and suffered a 7-wicket defeat, leading to the series being tied at 2-2.

But they continued their white-ball form as India thumped England in both ODI as well as the T20I series. They also then pounded West Indies and Zimbabwe in the white-ball series before qualifying for the Super 4 stage of the tournament, where they suffered losses against Sri Lanka and Pakistan to get eliminated.

In the build-up to the T20 World Cup 2022, they thumped Australia and South Africa in the T20I series and played staggeringly well in the league stage of the tournament before facing a crashing defeat against England in the semi-final by 10 wickets.

India then defeated New Zealand in T20Is but faced a loss in the ODI series and also was pounded by Bangladesh in the ODI series. They, however, ended the year on high as they defeated Bangladesh in the Test series. They completed 46 wins this year, which is the most by any team in 2022.

Fans on Twitter react as India ends calendar year with most international wins

As India ends the calendar year with the most international wins, fans on Twitter reacted to it. They lauded the team for their effort but also hilariously took a jibe at Men in Blue, saying that they lost all the games which mattered a lot. Here are some of them:

PayTM Trophy legacy continued 👍 https://t.co/aBgSF6ZoZ3

— 𝐀𝐪𝐞𝐞𝐥 (@AqeelViews) December 31, 2022

Indian cricket team is like England football team no trophy just meaningless records https://t.co/2L5mni3Fwg

— chinmay (@onlycm97) December 31, 2022

Lost all the games that mattered though. https://t.co/ZhikzBKbXz

— Anirudh (@OffDrive_) December 31, 2022

Lost only when it mattered the most. 🌚 https://t.co/Y0f9OCBqm8

— Aniket Bose (@ABnormalConnect) December 31, 2022

Consolation 🙁 https://t.co/HOZS3MK5pH

— depressed ict & mi fan (@sejal_mokal) December 31, 2022

Nice ICC trophy for India 👏🏼 https://t.co/xORLA3Q4Ts

— внαяαηι (@bharani_m_) December 31, 2022

Also lost most matches ny india https://t.co/6voYsIbqZB

— Dileep (@Thisis_Dileep) December 31, 2022

Yeah Bilaterals 😭😭

— Sabrina (@IamSabrina6400) December 31, 2022

Could have better if it included icc t20 semis n Final wins in it.

— Gowtham bh (@Gowthambh) December 31, 2022

But still, this is the most forgettable year for men's.

— Srikanth (@G_Srikanth24) December 31, 2022

And still it is one of the worst years for Indian cricket

— Vivek Kapoor (@kapoor_18) December 31, 2022

Some good in the worst year too! 👍

— Harsha #HHVM 🇮🇳 (@Harsha4PK) December 31, 2022

Worst year after 2007 in indian cricket

— Sohail (@sohailb19) December 31, 2022