India won the inaugural edition of the T20I World Cup held in South Africa in 2007, but it struggled to win another T20I mega event for 15 years
In the 2021 edition of the World Cup, India faced an early stage exit from the event as it lost crucial matches to New Zealand and Pakistan
India managed to beat only Afghanistan and minnows – Namibia and Scotland in the group stage
Since then, team India has adopted an aggressive style of play. This approach helped India win the back-to-back T20I series in the past
Team India, once again disappointed fans by losing matches to Pakistan and Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup, which eventually knocked India out of the tournament
However, the Indian management seems to have found some answers in the recently concluded bilateral series against Australia at home
Virat Kohli’s poor run with the bat has come to an end when he scored a century in the Asia Cup against Afghanistan
In the decider game against Australia, Virat (63) used his experience to display a great game of awareness and confidence to help his team achieve victory
Surya Kumar Yadav (SKY) is in the form of his life in T20 cricket. He scored 115 with a strike rate of 185 in the bilateral series against Australia
The recent performances of Bhuvneshewar Kumar, Yuzvendra Chahal, and Harshal Patel have not been up to the mark
Especially, Bhuvneshwar Kumar has leaked too many runs in the death overs. Harshal too hasn’t impressed much after his return to the team from injury
Rahul, who has been the backbone of India’s batting line-up at the top, struggled to score runs consistently
He scored only two half-centuries in his last 11 outings
India’s fielding has been top-notch in the last 5-6 years, but it hasn’t been up to the mark in the Australian series as Indian players dropped too many catches at crucial junctures of the game