# 2015 in Indian sport

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.
| Date | Opposition | Result | Stage |
| 15 Feb | Pakistan | won by 76 runs | Group |
| 22 Feb | South Africa | won by 130 runs | Group |
| 28 Feb | United Arab Emirates | won by 9 wickets | Group |
| 06 Mar | West Indies | won by 4 wickets | Group |
| 10 Mar | Ireland | won by 8 wickets | Group |
| 14 Mar | Zimbabwe | won by 6 wickets | Group |
| 19 Mar | Bangladesh | won by 109 runs | Quarter Final |
| 26 Mar | Australia | lost by 95 runs | Semi Final |
   * Interesting facts about India:
* India beat Pakistan 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 Pakistan has never beaten India in ICC Cricket World Cup.
* After losing three times (1992, 1999, 2011) against South Africa, India finally got a win against South Africa in ICC Cricket World Cup.
* India bowled out the opposition in all the game that India won but were all out when the team lost to Australia.
* India was unbeaten until the defeat against Australia in semis.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| India | 2–0 | Nepal | 2–0 | 0–0 |
India won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

### Second round

* Draws were taken out on 14 April 2015 and matches began on 11 June 2015. There were forty teams divided in eight groups of five teams each, with India assigned to Group D. Of the six matches played by India during 2015, India won 1 and lost 5.

## Events
### January

* 28 December-14 – 11 January-15: Matches of XXXVI Indian Federation Cup will be scheduled.
* 5 January - 11 January: Chennai Open is scheduled.
XXXVI Indian Federation Cup Final scheduled at Jawaharlal Nehru, Madgaon.
* 20 January - 25 January: II Indian Open Grand Prix Gold is scheduled at Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium in Lucknow.
* 17 January: VIII I-League season begins.
* 22 January: III HIL season will begin.
* 31 January - 14 February: XXXV National Games will be held in Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala.

### February

* 22 February: III HIL season final. Hero HIL ended. Ranchi Rays won the final by beating Jaypee Punjab Warriors in 3-2 penalty shootout after score were leveled 2-2.

### March

* 10 March - 14 March: 2015 Indian Open Snooker is scheduled in Grand Hyatt Hotel, Mumbai. Michael White of Wales was the winner.
* 12 March: 80th Ranji Trophy season will end. India beat Nepal 2-0 in the first leg of AFC FIFA World Cup Qualification for 2018 FIFA World Cup, Russia.
* 17 March: Second leg of AFC FIFA World Cup Qualification was drawn 0-0 played between India and Nepal

### April

* 8 April: VIII IPL season will begin.

### May

* 18 May: VIII I-League season end.
* 24 May: VIII IPL season final. Pepsi IPL season ends.

### September

* II ISL will kick off.
* Ten Pin Bowling League will be held.

### December

* II ISL will end.

### Unknown

* Indian Open Golf may take place.
* 2015 FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship is scheduled in Bangalore.
* XI SAFF Championship will take place in September or December.

## Major National Leagues

| Game | Duration | Duration | League | Season | Winner | Notes |
| Game | Start | End | League | Season | Winner | Notes |
| Football | 17 January | May | I-League | 8th season | | Eighth season of India's premier football tournament. |
| Hockey | 22 January | 22 February | Hockey India League (HIL) | 3rd season | Ranchi 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. |
| Twenty20 | 8 April | 24 May | Indian Premier League (IPL) | 8th season | | Eighth season of India's main sport tournament. |
| Football | September | December | Indian Super League (ISL) | 2nd season | | Second season of India's IPL Style football tournament. |
| Tennis | TBA | TBA | International Premier Tennis League (ITPL) | 2 nd season | | Second 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

* Champions Tennis League - Second season may take place.
* Indian Badminton League - Second season may take place in June.
* Pro Kabaddi League - Second season may take place in July.
* World Kabaddi League - Second season may take place.