5 defending world champions who underperformed in the next edition

4. England (2010 World T20 champions) in WT20 2012

England couldn’t quite repeat their deeds of 2010 in the 2012 World T20

England, under Paul Collingwood, had defeated arch-rivals Australia in the 2010 World T20 final to win their first ever World Cup across formats.

But in 2012, their title defence did not go as planned either, as they could muster just 2 wins out their 5 games in the tournament and hence, couldn’t make the final four.

They had begun their campaign by beating Afghanistan comprehensively but succumbed to a heavy 90-run defeat against India in the following game.

Thereafter, they lost to West Indies and the eventual finalists Sri Lanka as well in the Super 8s to crash out from the tournament.