Indian team, despite dominating the group stage of the 2023 World Cup, failed to win the final match of the tournament. Thus India’s drought without ICC trophies continued for the past 10 years. Here, in this article, we will see why India fails in crunch moments and how they have performed in ICC events post the 2013 Champions Trophy.
India in men’s ICC events post 2013 Champions Trophy:
2014 T20 World Cup: Runners-up
2015 ODI World Cup: Semi-Finalists
2016 T20 World Cup: Semi-Finalists
2017 Champions Trophy: Runners-up
2019 ODI World Cup: Semi-Finalists
2021 World Test Championship: Runners-up
2021 T20 World Cup: Super 12 stage
2022 T20 World Cup: Semi-Finalists
2023 World Test Championship: Runners-up
2023 ODI World Cup: Runners-up
India has lost at the knock-out stages in the last nine out of ten ICC tournaments (one group stage exit).
We will have a look at some of the reasons for team India’s failure in the knock-out stage of ICC tournaments.
1. Key players not rising to the occasion in big events:
In the past, if we see this Indian side was very reliant on top-order batters like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli to perform in knock-out games but they failed to perform with the bat on big occasions. Key bowler like Jasprit Bumrah hasn’t performed well with the ball in past ICC knock-out events as well.
Coming to the curious case of the 2023 World Cup, the over-cautious approach from KL Rahul and the failure of Suryakumar Yadav let down the side. However, Aussies should be credited for their brilliant performance on the field to restrict team India to a below-par total.
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Failure of middle-order batter and less discipline on the field:
In the past ICC knock-out games, the middle-order batter has failed to score runs when it mattered the most and as a result India has crumbled under pressure on big occasions. Lack of discipline with the ball like bowling no-balls in key events and dropping catches at important phases of the game hasn’t helped the team’s cause.
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Luck factor not favouring team India in big moments:
In the 2023 World Cup, if we see Bumrah, he was bowling terrific deliveries to Travis Head but unfortunately, he wasn’t able to dismiss him despite the ball beating the bat on many occasions. In the past, the luck factor, be it with injuries or performances, has never been in favour of Team India during the crunch moments which meant they were never able to cross the line in must-win games.
