T20 World Cup 2021: Nasser Hussain explains why India fail to deliver in ICC events

India
paid
the
price
for
losing
back-to-back
games
against
Pakistan
and
New
Zealand
early
on
as
Virat
Kohli
and
his
men
failed
to
reach
the
semifinals
of
the
showpiece
event.

“You
have
got
to
go
out
and
express
yourself.
They
(India)
have
got
so
much
talent.
That
may
be
the
only
thing
that’s
holding
India
back
in
ICC
events,”
Hussain
said
while
speaking
to
t20worldcup.com.

“They
don’t
quite
play
the
fearless
brand
of
cricket
that
they
deserve
to
because
they
are
so
talented.”

T20
World
Cup
2021:
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exit:
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4
reasons
why
Virat
Kohli
and
boys
failed
to
enter
semis

Former
champions
India
had
suffered
a
10-wicket
loss
to
Pakistan
in
their
opening
match
before
going
down
by
8
wickets
to
New
Zealand
in
the
next
match.

“I
had
them
(India)
as
favourites.
They
had
been
playing
IPL
here,
are
a
star-studded
side.
They
got
a
setback
in
that
first
game.
The
way
Shaheen
Afridi
bowled
in
the
powerplay,
those
two
deliveries
that
Rohit
and
Rahul
got
would
have
got
a
lot
of
great
cricketers
out.

“That’s
sometimes
the
problem
with
the
Indian
side.
They
are
so
good
at
the
top,
some
of
the
middle-order
don’t
get
much
of
a
hit
and
suddenly
you
need
a
Plan
B
and
that
was
found
wanting.”

Hussain
also
pointed
out
that
playing
all-rounder
Hardik
Pandya
only
as
a
batter
affected
the
balance
of
the
side.

“I
see
India
as
a
very
talented
side
but
sometimes
selection
wise
Hardik
Pandya
just
playing
as
a
batter
alters
the
balance
of
the
side.
Against
New
Zealand,
the
idea
to
split
Rohit
and
Rahul
was
not
a
good
one,”
he
said.

“…I
am
never
splitting
Rohit
Sharma
and
KL
Rahul,
sorry
they
are
just
world-class
players.”

Team
India
can
go
with
Ishan
Kishan
in
inconsequential
tie
against
Namibia:
VVS
Laxman

Young
Ishan
Kishan
opened
the
innings
with
KL
Rahul
against
New
Zealand,
while
Rohit
Sharma
batted
at
number
3.

Former
New
Zealand
pacer
Simon
Doull
said
India
couldn’t
produce
their
best
from
the
start
of
the
tournament.

“India
had
to
be
at
their
best
from
the
start
and
they
weren’t.
Having
been
in
these
conditions
for
the
last
month
and
a
half,
you
might
have
thought
they’d
adapted
better.

“But
you
can’t
take
away
anything
from
Pakistan.
They
were
brilliant.
India
slipped
and
then
New
Zealand
were
outstanding,”
Doull
said.

“If
you
are
below
your
best
against
top-quality
sides
you’ll
get
found
out
and
they
were.”