5 things India did wrong to lose the one-off T20I

#5 A general lack of sense when losing wickets

What do we do when a wicket falls?

There’s an old saying in cricket that “One brings two” and the Indian players seemed to be following a strict buddy system: following their predecessor into the pavilion just moments after he is dismissed. And some of the dismissals were just weird.

Dhawan and Pant’s mix-up was inexcusable at this level, Pant’s shot was unnecessary, Kohli tried a shot too many on a bouncy wicket and Dhoni; well, it’s best that fans of Dhoni’s don’t hear about that shot.

The idea to go harder when they lost wickets just did not work. Players got set to explode, then imploded. Every partnership until Dhoni came in looked good enough to take India single-handedly to 220, but not one stepped up and dominated. India’s lower middle order seemed out of sorts, with Dhoni, Jadhav, Jadeja and Ashwin all failing to meet the demands of the situation, which is unacceptable considering India’s dream start.