In its 6 matches in the T20 World Cup, Team India never played Yuzvendra Chahal, the only wrist-spinner in the squad. He’s the only Indian pacer who consistently clocks over 150 kph and keeping him and other young pacers like Prasiddha Krishna out has cost India heavily.Īs England brutally exposed the limitations of India’s bowling, the reluctance to play wrist-spinners is bound to be questioned. Many believe that on bouncy Australian pitches, Umran Malik should have been a part of the squad. While no other pacer had the kind of pace or penetration that Bumrah possesses, Mohammed Shami was chosen as his replacement. Ever since Jasprit Bumrah got injured, the debate over who should be drafted in as his replacement was discussed for weeks. The lack of penetration in the bowling attack also came to bite India in the clash with England. Though Hardik Pandya had been nowhere near his best with the bat through most of the World Cup, he played a remarkable hand in the Semis that enabled Team India to post a fighting total. As luck would have it, Surya suffered his first failure against England in the Semi-finals. With both openers in poor form, India’s batting in the powerplays was among the worst in the tournament.Īt the World cup, the batting line-up has been heavily dependent on Suryakumar Yadav and Virat Kohli but to expect the duo to pull the side out of the fire all the time is simply asking for the moon. Though he is one of the greats among white-ball batsmen, Rohit hit just one 50-plus score in the World cup – and that too against the Netherlands.
Though Rahul scored two half-centuries, he failed in 4 of the 6 matches.Įven Rohit Sharma seemed woefully out of touch. The fearful batting underlined how India’s start has been shaky all through the World Cup. The lack of intent and the nervy, almost terrified manner in which batters played in the powerplay after KL Rahul fell cheaply was quite shocking for a batting unit rated highly. Their planning too left a lot to be desired as they played with nearly the same plans that pushed them out of the last World Cup.īeyond the defeat, it’s the tame and timid approach on the day that is galling for Indian cricket lovers. While the cricketing world has made changes to their game and made it suitable for the T20 format, India has played majorly with the same line up over the past year. Overall, innovation is the key to success and it has been said that nothing changes, if nothing is changed! On Thursday afternoon in Adelaide, Indian World Cup dreams were crushed due to a lack of creativity and openness to new plans. So, what exactly has gone wrong for the Men in Blue? Besides crucial mistakes on the day, there are long-term issues that have plagued Team India repeatedly in recent seasons. It was a result that embarrassed experts, angered Indian fans and dashed all hopes of a dream final with Pakistan. The clinical manner in which England won not only made Team India seem clueless but could also go down in cricket history as one of the most one-sided defeats in a World Cup semi-final. India crashed out of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup as England gave them a thrashing for the ages in the semi-finals at Adelaide on Thursday.
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