World T20 champions – in pictures

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  Lasith Malinga of Sri Lanka and his team celebrate with the trophy on the podium after winning the Final of the ICC World Twenty20 2014 in Bangladesh. Sri Lanka defeated India in the final. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images)

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  West Indies dance in celebration after winning the ICC World Twenty20 2012 semi-final against Australia in Colombo, Sri Lanka. (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images)

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  Kevin Pietersen of England in action during the final of the ICC World Twenty20 2010 against Australia ain Bridgetown, Barbados. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)

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  Mohammad Aamer leads the Pakistan celebration after their victory in the ICC World Twenty20 2009 against Sri Lanka in London, England. (Photo by Tom Shaw/Getty Images)

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  MS Dhoni and his India teammates celebrates their victory over Pakistan in the final of the inaugural ICC Twenty20 World Cup in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Photo by Duif du Toit/Getty Images)

Re-visit the five previous winners of the World Twenty20, which takes place in India this year.

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2014

SRI LANKA

• Sri Lanka defeated India by six wickets to lift the 2014 title in Mirpur, Bangladesh, to atone for their defeat in the previous two finals and provide the perfect T20 international farewell for Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene.

2012

WEST INDIES

• West Indies stunned Australia in the semi-finals and then broke the hearts of Sri Lanka in a low-scoring final. Despite scoring only a modest 137, the Windies restricted the hosts to 101 in reply before Chris Gayle led his teammates in a celebratory “Gangnam Style” dance.

2010

ENGLAND

• Player of the tournament Kevin Pietersen inspired England to their first ICC trophy in perfect fashion, defeating arch-rivals Australia in the West Indies.

2009

PAKISTAN

• A Younis Khan-led Pakistan blew Sri Lanka away in a one-sided final at Lord’s to secure their second ICC world title.

2007

INDIA

• India won a thrilling inaugural final against Pakistan by five runs when Misbah-ul-Haq failed to make the runs needed in the final over, inspiring their previously sceptical fan base to embrace the T20 format.