Despite not qualifying for the knockout stage, former India wicketkeeper Deep Dasgupta feels India may extract some advantages from the 2021 T20 World Cup. After losses to Pakistan and New Zealand in the Super 12s stage, India finished third in their group.
The attitude of the Indian players after losing their first two games of the competition.He emphasized the optimistic approach used by the opening duo of KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma. As well as Ravindra Jadeja’s attacking bowling.
“The attitude of the Indian players has got to be the silver lining for India. Like the intent by opening batsmen and Jadeja’s bowling. Jadeja was looking to pick wickets and not only just contain runs by bowling defensively. Important to keep this mindset going. Hopefully they continue this brand of cricket even though the opponents were not the strongest teams.” Dasgupta said
In the latter stages of the campaign, KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma accounted for the majority of India’s runs. Thus, Ravindra Jadeja was named player of the match twice for his on-field accomplishments.
Ravi Shastri
Ravi Shastri’s contributions as a coach were recognized by Dasgupta. Who praised him for leaving the Indian squad in a better shape than when he arrived. He also emphasized how the quality of cricket has increased over the years while he was in charge.
“The win percentage under Ravi Shastri has been around 60%. There are hardly any teams that can say they have such a win percentage over the last 4-5 years. One of the talking points from this tenure is how he took this Indian team and how he has left it in a better state now. The quality of cricket has improved massively.” Dasgupta added
With the conclusion of India’s participation in the T20 World Cup, Ravi Shastri’s tenure as head coach of Team India came to an end. He will be replaced by Rahul Dravid, who will take charge of the team beginning with the home tour against New Zealand.
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