ICC T20 World Cup 2016: 5 Hits and 5 Misses from the Super 10 Stage

Miss: India’s opening pair

Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan were disappointing in the group stages

Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan are one of the most destructive opening pair in contemporary cricket. A lot of the success that India has enjoyed in limited overs cricket during the last few years is due to these two men.

Given that the ICC World T20 is being held in India, a lot was expected from these two yet again. However, the duo were a big disappointment in the Super 10 stage as their repeated failures exposed the Indian middle order early in almost each game.

While Rohit accumulated a mere 45 runs at a dismal average of 11.25, Shikhar aggregated just 43 runs at a poor average of 10.75. Another alarming fact was that both these batsmen had a strike rate of less than 100. While Rohit was striking at 88.23, his partner was striking at 82.69. Given the high standards that this duo has set over the last few years, the Indian fans were left disappointed by this performance of theirs.

The manner of their dismissal too must be a cause for concern for the Indian team management. While Rohit got out trying to play one shot too many, Shikhar was trapped plumb in front of the wicket by spinners on two occassion. For India to go all the way to the World T20 trophy, it is imperative that these two start firing towards the business end of the tournament.