After the T20 World Cup in 2021, Rahul Dravid and Rohit Sharma were given control of the Indian team.
The unceremonious withdrawal of the Indian cricket team from the T20 World Cup has brought up some serious issues with their strategy for T20 cricket. Several seasoned players’ livelihoods are now on the line as a result of the 10-wicket loss to England. While some believe that making Hardik Pandya the team’s new T20I captain will transform the way they approach the shortest format, former England captain Nasser Hussain believes that the team’s approach has to change more from the inside out. Hussain went so far as to say that India needed someone with the personality of Eoin Morgan to effect that change.
Michael Atherton and Hussain spoke about cricket on Sky Sports Cricket, where Hussain praised India’s talent pool. Although Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja’s injuries prevented them from playing, Nasser believes the team’s “timid approach” cost them the game against England in the final round.
India is still a powerful force. You examine their team’s roster. You examine the players they might have selected. Like other teams, there were a few blows that resulted in injuries for Jasprit Bumrah and Jadeja. But the strategy needs to change when it comes to knockout games.
“In response to my question, Ravi Shastri stated, “We played pretty timid cricket,” and that needs to change. Rahul Dravid and Rohit Sharma arrived to alter that, and they did it in bilateral matches as well as against England. Suryakumar Yadav ran hard around Trent Bridge and scored an outstanding 115. (117 off 55). However, you must then play the game, where you are aware of the type of criticism you will face if you lose “explained he.
Hussain believes that India reverted to their previous strategy against England in the semifinals and chose to be cautious during the powerplay. He asserts that India needs a player like Eoin Morgan to give them the motivation to go crazy right away.
“The first time that entered a knockout game, they reverted to their previous behavior of being 66 for 2 after 10 innings.
“Younger guns are being spoken about, but it’s not the players, it’s the mindset. There needs to be a figure akin to Eoin Morgan who can enter and tell them to play carefree cricket. Go ahead and hammer it as hard as you can for the next 20 overs. Play as you would in the IPL and dominate. Don’t worry about the noise; do it for India. Keep the noise down, and if you get bowled out for 120, we’ll come back,” he said.
With the next T20 World Cup set for 2024, many changes are anticipated to occur in the Indian team, with some new players joining and other seasoned players departing.
