India captain Virat Kohli takes to the field during the India vs New Zealand Super 12 T20 World Cup match in Dubai on Sunday.
It wouldn’t be wrong to say that New Zealand has now cornered India in all the World Cup formats. From M S DhoniRun out in the semi-finals of the 2019 World Cup to defeat India in the World Test Championship Final 2021, now batting in the Men’s Blue in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2021; Kiwis have become India’s Achilles heel in the biggest of stages. With humiliating defeats time and again, it is time for India to introspect what went wrong on a fateful night despite going with their best team.
Not to forget that the threat of an early World Cup exit is already looming, Indiatvnews.com takes a look at the moments that invited unwanted defeat.
whereas Virat Kohli The tournament continued to go as the team knew its best playing XI, an experiment with the top-order by demoting Rohit Sharma No. 3 did not get the desired result. Apparently, the team management went to Ishaan Kishan. KL RahulBut it was clear that the young southpaw was not ready for the big stage just yet. Rahul, who has played and had a significant performance as No. 3, could have been moved down the order.
Experimenting with opening combinations gone wrong
New Zealand Martin Guptill, centre, takes the catch of Rohit Sharma of India, left, during the Cricket Twenty20 World Cup match between New Zealand and India in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, October 31, 2021.
While Rahul’s recent form shows that his batting is shaky, there was no point in playing Sharma at No 3 as it was only the third time since 2013 that the Indian management had lowered him to the No 3 batting spot.
Boundary dry of 71 balls
India captain Virat Kohli plays a shot during the Cricket Twenty20 World Cup match between New Zealand and India in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, October 31, 2021.
Let’s call the spade a spade and swallow the bitter pill of India’s dismal batting performance. After Pakistan’s humiliation, the top-order’s troubles have only increased as the Indian batsmen went boundary-less for almost 12 overs. Misfiring was nothing short of an offence, especially in the shortest format of the game.
spin bowling error
India’s Varun Chakravarthy reacts right after a shot by Daryl Mitchell of New Zealand during the Cricket Twenty20 World Cup match between New Zealand and India in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, October 31, 2021.
Going into the tournament with four spinners on poor UAE surfaces, India were considered favorites only because of their slow bowling. Although Varun Chakraborty and Ravindra Jadeja To be ineffective after tasting success on the same pitches IPL Barely weeks ago many left puzzled if not surprised. This has put the talking mind in the discussion whether the inclusion of Ravichandran Ashwin was the need of the hour. The veteran spinner comes with a wealth of street-smart, trickery and intelligent bowling and it could have been the difference when the Indian bowlers pointed to the wickets.
The surface provided everything a spinner needs and one doesn’t have to look too far away from the New Zealand spinners ish sodhi And Michelle Santner, who took advantage of the conditions and strangled the Indian batsmen.
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