That said, India do have long hours of introspection before their next encounter, against New Zealand who perennially punch above their weight in World Cups. He was spot-on after all, this was the first of India’s five games in the Super 12s, and while the start was far from ideal, it’s not the end of the road.
The skipper also insisted that their predicament did not warrant pressing the panic button. All these years, Kohli hasn’t sought to hide behind reasons imaginary or real to wish away sub-par displays. To be fair, Virat Kohli offered no excuses, readily admitting that his side had been ‘outplayed’. India were well below par in their opening Super 12 game of the T20 World Cup and were duly punished by a ruthless Pakistan team which slipped into the detached-attachment mode that has been such an integral part of India’s campaigns against their neighbours in global competitions previously.Īlso read: Pakistan’s win over India only the beginning, not end of the journey There is no good way to put a positive spin on a ten-wicket drubbing. The same bunch of boys that was lauded for exceptional efforts in Australia at the start of the year and England during the summer is now the object of much scorn and outrage, all because it couldn’t keep its implausible winning streak against Pakistan in World Cups intact. The knee-jerk reactions to the events at the Dubai International Stadium reiterate how short public memory is. At the risk of sounding painfully repetitive, it must be remembered that India’s last global silverware came as long back as in 2013, at the Champions Trophy.