Before the start, Team India was considered as a favorite. t20 world cup 2021. He further strengthened his case by beating Australia and England in the practice games. But coming to the main event, two consecutive defeats against Pakistan and New Zealand surprised everyone.
Not only cricket fans but experts are finding it difficult to realize that India are yet to register a win in the ongoing tournament and they have nothing.
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After India’s 8-wicket loss to New Zealand, several experts in the game have tried to analyze the situation. Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq claimed that he does not understand how India performed so poorly from the beginning.
Speaking on his YouTube channel, Inzamam said, “This match was the biggest match after India and Pakistan. Bigger than Australia vs England. I am amazed at the way India played. They were completely disheartened. I Couldn’t understand how such a big team took so much pressure.
The former Pakistan captain was surprised to see that the India batsman was unable to score runs against the likes of Ish Sodhi and Mitchell Santner. The spinners kept things tight as the Indian batsmen failed to hit boundaries in more than 7 to 15 runs.
“These New Zealand spinners are good but not world class. Indian batsmen could not even make a single off his ball. Kohli’s strength is to play spin and even he could not score a single run.
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India’s batting lost badly against New Zealand on Sunday. Trent Boult was the three wicket-taker among the Kiwi bowlers, while Sodhi registered figures of 2 for 17 in four overs as the Men in Blue were restricted to 110 for 7 in 20 overs.
In reply, opener Daryl Mitchell scored 49 off 35 balls as Kane Williamson & Co chased down the target with 33 balls to spare to win the game by 8 wickets.
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