Time to look ahead for India in Twenty20 cricket
By Akshay Iyer
A lot has been said and written about India’s early exit from the Twenty20 World Cup, and there is no doubt that there will be plenty more of the same about how captain MS Dhoni’s tactical errors cost the team dear apart from the fact that the Men in Blue were affected by Virender Sehwag’s forced withdrawal because of injury as well as the fact that the bowling, fielding and batting departments didn’t click in unison through the tournament on a consistent basis.
Yes, it is indeed disappointing that India has failed to qualify for the knock-out stages of the Twenty20 World Cup, but let’s face it folks, it’s not the end of the world! And, remember this is the same team and captain who have been the toast of India for the last couple of seasons and one blip on the radar can’t possibly undo all the good work under Dhoni so far.
The Indian cricketers and support staff will undoubtedly have to lift themselves up from this disappointment and there is still a lot of cricket to be played before the next edition of the Twenty20 World Cup in the Caribbean in 10 months’ time. We list down a few important things that Team India needs to concentrate on not only in the run-up to the third edition of the T20 World Cup, but in general as well.
