Dikhyaa Mohanty 
After New Zealand won over Afghanistan on November 7, India’s hope for qualifying for the semi-finals for the T20 World Cup sunk and the entire nation was disappointed. After which Former captain Sunil Gavaskar has listed out a couple of reasons which he feels led to India’s lacklustre performance at the ICC tournament.
According to the official reports, the first factor which Gavaskar feels was detrimental to India’s campaign is the approach of their batsmen inside the Powerplay, which the former batsman believes has been an issue not only in this tournament but lingered on since the previous few ICC events. Gavaskar is not in favour of a complete overhaul of the team but insists batting needs to be more proactive and energetic inside the first six overs as the failure to do that has often choked India’s scoring rate whenever they play a team with good bowlers.
He further added that making too many changes in a team is not right. “In two matches, the batters could not deliver what was expected of them and that is the reason that India is in such a state right now and the approach needs to change. The fact that in the first 6 overs, there are only 2 fielders outside the 30-yard-circle, India haven’t taken advantage of it for the last few ICC tournaments. This is why, whenever India is up against a strong team, one that has a good bowler, India cannot score. So that needs to change,” he says.
He further stated that the second and most importantly, the team should have players who are phenomenal in fielding. He said “The way New Zealand fielding, saved runs, took catches, it stood out. Even if the attack is ordinary, the pitch is placid, good fielding can make a lot of difference. If you look at Indian team, except 3-4 outstanding fielders, you can’t depend on the rest to save runs or dive at the boundary.”
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