Despite being widely regarded as one of the top contenders, Team India was eliminated from the T20 World Cup 2021 in the Super 12 stage. India’s campaign began with back-to-back defeats at the hands of Pakistan and New Zealand, and the team was on the verge of being eliminated early. While the Men in Blue did recover and win three straight games, it was too late as Pakistan and New Zealand advanced to the semi-finals from their group, Pool B.
Following India’s early exit, many people have weighed in on how the country could tackle the game’s shortest format. Following MS Dhoni‘s victory in the inaugural T20 World Cup in 2007, India has failed to live up to expectations in the subsequent World Cups. As a result, former Indian opener-turned-commentator Virender Sehwag has now expressed his thoughts on what India should learn from consistent teams like England and New Zealand.
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“India doesn’t need to learn anything from them,” Sehwag stated on his Facebook Watch show, Virugiri Dot Com. India is a superb side that can beat both England and New Zealand on any given day, but one thing they can surely learn is to be optimistic and play positively because T20 cricket, or white-ball cricket, is a format for brave players who must take risks and express themselves. In the past, India has performed admirably, according to Sehwag. It is now time to do it once more. I’d like to urge that when New Zealand comes to India, play a brave and expressive style of cricket, and don’t be concerned about the outcome because if you play bravely, the outcome will be in your favour, he adds.
New Zealand has recently been on a roll at ICC events. They reached the ODI World Cup finals in 2015 and 2019, won the inaugural WTC, and will now compete for their first T20 World Cup title. England, on the other hand, has reached the semi-finals of the last four ICC limited-overs tournaments, including the ongoing T20 World Cup.
