Deep Dasgupta, a former India wicketkeeper batsman. Stressed the importance of net run rate in India’s prospects of reaching the T20 World Cup quarterfinals. Due to big defeats against Pakistan and New Zealand. The Men in Blue have a terrible net run rate at the moment. They did, however, improve it with a commanding 66-run victory over Afghanistan.
Team India’s best tactic against Scotland, according to Dasgupta, would be the one they used against Afghanistan. When it comes to the forthcoming match between India and Scotland,
“I think it is imperative for India to not just win the game. But also to look at the net run rate and try to improve that. One of the best means to do it is by scoring big after batting bat first and look to bowl out Scotland as early as possible.” Dasgupta said
India’s net run rate is at +0.073, significantly worse than Pakistan, New Zealand, and Afghanistan. With dominant displays against Namibia and Scotland, the Men in Blue will want to improve even more.
Mahela Jayawardene
As such, Former Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene, on the other hand, says that India should focus on playing positive cricket rather than worrying about the net run rate. Thus, India was complimented for their approach to the match against Afghanistan, which showed command and intent right from the outset.
“I don’t think they should be obsessed with the net run rate. If they play positive cricket like the way they did against Afghanistan, they will have an advantage.” Jayawardene said
India has also been hampered by a low net run rate in recent tournaments. Despite only losing one match in the competition, their campaign in the 2012 T20 World Cup was cut short due to a poor net run rate, which prevented them from reaching the semi-finals.
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