2015 in Indian sport explained

In 2015, the Indian national cricket team reached the semifinal of the 2015 Cricket World Cup where Virat Kohli and Ravichandran Ashwin plays a massive role.

Cricket World Cup Australia/New Zealand

India participated in ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 hosted by Australia and New Zealand.[1] [2]

Date Opposition Result Stage
15 Feb won by 76 runs Group
22 Feb won by 130 runs Group
28 Feb won by 9 wickets Group
06 Mar won by 4 wickets Group
10 Mar won by 8 wickets Group
14 Mar won by 6 wickets Group
19 Mar won by 109 runs Quarter Final
26 Mar lost by 95 runs Semi Final
  1. beat for the sixth time in row in ICC Cricket World Cup and maintained winning streak by taking 6-0 lead which started from 1992 Cricket World Cup. Till this edition of Men's ODI World Cup has never beaten in ICC Cricket World Cup.
  2. After losing three times (1992, 1999, 2011) against, finally got a win against in ICC Cricket World Cup.
  3. bowled out the opposition in all the game that won but were all out when the team lost to .
  4. was unbeaten until the defeat against in semis.

|}India won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Second round

See main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round.

Events

January

XXXVI Indian Federation Cup Final scheduled at Jawaharlal Nehru, Madgaon.

February

March

April

May

September

December

Unknown

Major National Leagues

GameDurationLeagueSeasonWinnerNotes
StartEnd
Football17 JanuaryMayI-League8th seasonEighth season of India's premier football tournament.
Hockey22 January22 FebruaryHockey India League (HIL)3rd seasonRanchi Rays (First title)After Ranchi Rhinos won the first title, this is the second time a Ranchi team won the HIL title. Out of three champions two are from Ranchi.
Twenty208 April24 MayIndian Premier League (IPL)8th seasonEighth season of India's main sport tournament.
FootballSeptemberDecemberIndian Super League (ISL)2nd seasonSecond season of India's IPL Style football tournament.
TennisTBAInternational Premier Tennis League (ITPL)2 nd seasonSecond season of Asian tennis league. Micromax Indian Aces will represent India. A new team from Japan will be introduced, Japan Warriors.
Uncertain to take place:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ireland - Cricket Teams | ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 . Icc-cricket.com . 2015-03-15 . 2015-10-31 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924041904/http://www.icc-cricket.com/cricket-world-cup/teams/ireland . 2015-09-24 .
  2. Web site: ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 live scores, results and fixtures . Cricbuzz . 2015-10-31.