Why India are out of Asia CUP T20 2022

Hi Friends, welcome to our blog. Well, this is a short commentary on why india are out of Asia Cup T20 2022. Being the current Champions, India were widely perceived to make the finals atleast. However, that has not been the case this time. Having lost to both Sri Lanka and Pakistan, a defeat against Afghanistan shouldn't matter much as anyway India are out of the Asia Cup. However, as luck would have it, India played first in both the matches against Sri Lanka and Pakistan. Generally, teams chasing have been the winners mostly in Dubai and that sentiment also held true. To India's dismay, both the matches went till the last over. Hence it was not a comprehensive defeat. However, that alone cannot be an excuse for defeats. The main reason is absence of Bumrah who really bowls well in the death. Definitely his absence was felt as the seam attack looked a bit weak, despite Bhuvaneshwar Kumar who seemed to have lost steam in the match against Sri Lanka. In fact, Kumar conceded only 1 run in his first over against SL. The other reason for defeat is India not scoring enough number of runs. In a 50 over game, the average run rate is to double the score at the end of 30 overs. Accordingly. in a T-20 game, the score at the end of 12 overs should have been doubled. In both the Super 4 matches India didn't double their scores, falling short by at least 20-30 runs. The pitch might be sluggish and not conducive to stroke making, but this is the rule. Had all Indian batsmen fired their cylinders, India would be at the top of the pool now. Indian bowlers generally do well if the batsmen pile up good amount of runs. However, with a slightly close to a par score. the bowlers could only drag the match till the last over but not do much. We however feel that the batsmen should have scored good amount of runs. That would have definitely helped in the team's cause. With an early return, India can hopefully prepare better for the T-20 Cup in Australia. Let's see what happens next.                                                   #Asiacup #T20 #ViratKohli #balikabalida #IndiaexitAsiacup