India will have to accept their errors in the WC final: Sunil Gavaskar. Despite having the IPL, Gavaskar claimed that not winning a T20 World Cup is a great disappointment.
Gavaskar claimed that failing to win a T20 World Cup despite having the IPL is a failure. The entire country is still reeling from India’s sad loss to Australia in the ODI World Cup 2023 final at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The Men in Blue entered the top matchup having won 10 consecutive games. On the big day, however, they fell victim to the tactical brilliance of Australian skipper Pat Cummins, whose every choice reaped benefits for his team.
In a recent analysis of India’s ongoing flaws in important matches. Renowned India cricketer Sunil Gavaskar warn that the squad must embrace the mistakes they made in the final if they want to win the trophy, or else their growth will be slowed. The 1983 World Cup champion also advised the selection committee to make significant judgments in order to force a change.
“If India is to win a trophy, they must accept some of the mistakes they made in the final. ” Attempting to demonstrate togetherness is one thing. If mistakes are not recognized, progress will be slow. Individuals and the selection committee will have to make major decisions in the coming weeks. “Considering the exposure its players and youngsters get playing in the IPL. India not winning the T20 World Cup after 2007 is a huge disappointment. ” Gavaskar said in his column for The Mid-Day.
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India continuously faltering in knockouts since 2014
Notably, India last won a major trophy in 2013, when MS Dhoni guided a youthful team to victory in the Champions Trophy. Apart from the T20 World Cup 2021, the Asian heavyweights have reached the knockout stages of every ICC competition since then, although an ICC title has evaded them.
With the T20 World Cup 2024 only 6 months away, the BCCI is set to make some difficult decisions. About the future of some of the players in the squad and will try to offer the kids much-needed international cricket exposure ahead of the competition. The current South Africa tour team announcement reflects this, as ace batsmen Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have been sidelined from the white-ball part of the tour.
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