When the T20 World Cup 2021 started, the Indian team was a strong contender for the title. Virat Kohli’s army gave this thing even more strength by performing with a bang in the warm-up matches. But, who knew that Team India, adorned with star players, would go down in the tournament in such a way that it would have to depend on another team to cement its place in the semi-finals. Well, with Afghanistan’s defeat at the hands of New Zealand, India’s journey in the World Cup has also come to an end. Kohli’s dream of becoming the champion of T20 captain remains a dream. Let’s take a look at the reasons that spoiled Team India’s game in UAE.
Big mistake in team selection
When Team India announced the 15-member team for the T20 World Cup, many questions came in it and Virat and Company were also seen searching for answers to all those questions throughout the tournament. Not including Yuzvendra Chahal in the team proved to be the biggest mistake of the selectors and the Indian team missed him a lot. Virat had advocated a lot for Rahul Chahar, who went to UAE instead of Chahal but did not give him a chance to take the field in a single match. Varun Chakraborty, who shone with the glare of IPL, wore Team India’s jersey as if his mystery spin had vanished. The decision to keep Shreyas Iyer in the reserve player instead of 15 was also incomprehensible.
Top order failure
It was being said from the beginning of the tournament that the journey of Team India in this T20 World Cup would decide their top order. In the warm-up matches, the bat of KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma spoke, but against big teams like Pakistan and New Zealand, both of them smelled a snake. While Rohit could score a total of 14 runs in these two important matches, Rahul also appeared to yearn to middle the ball. Kohli’s bat went against Pakistan, but captain Sahab also knelt in front of the Kiwi bowlers.
Losing the toss and bubble fatigue in big matches was also the reason
The team chasing runs at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium won the most matches in the Super 12 stage. The toss also played the biggest role on this ground. Kohli’s luck did not favor in the big matches against Pakistan and New Zealand and he lost the toss in both matches. With dew coming into play, it was easier for the opposition to chase. When Kohli won the toss against Scotland, everyone saw what was the result of the match. Jasprit Bumrah after the loss to New Zealand mentioned that Bio bubble fatigue was also one of the main reasons for the Indian team’s defeat. Right after the England tour, the IPL started. The World Cup started two days after that, in the midst of all of them, the players did not even get a chance to refresh themselves.
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