T20 World Cup: India have underperformed in world tournaments, says former England captain Nasser Hussain

Former England captain Nasser Hussain has said Team India have under-performed in world tournaments ahead of their semi-final clash against England. Rohit Sharma and co. are set to lock horns with England at the Adelaide Oval in the second semi-final of the ongoing ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.

Nasser Hussain (R) says India have underperformed in world tournaments

By India Today Web Desk: Former England captain Nasser Hussain has said Team India have under-performed in world tournaments ahead of their semi-final clash against England. Rohit Sharma and co. are set to lock horns with England at the Adelaide Oval in the second semi-final of the ongoing ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.

Writing for a column in The Daily Mail, Hussain said India have underperformed in world tournaments, adding that they play timid cricket sometimes for the players that they have.

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“You have to say they have underperformed in world tournaments. At times they have played some timid cricket with the bat for the players they have and when working for Sky last summer their former coach Ravi Shastri said that is something they have to change,” wrote Hussain.

Hussain went on to write that he would prefer to have Rishabh Pant in the Indian side, calling him a freakish player.

“India had been using Dinesh Karthik as their finisher but Rishabh Pant was back against Zimbabwe in their final group game on Sunday and is a freakish player in his own right. It will be interesting to see how they go with their keeper-batsman against England. I would choose Pant because of the unbelievable things he can do. Ideally, India would want Hardik Pandya coming in after Pant for the last five overs because he is a serious hitter and gives them that extra bowling option,” Hussain added.

India has failed to win an ICC tournament for almost a decade now, with the team finishing runners-up in the 2014 T20 World Cup and 2017 Champions Trophy. They were eliminated in the semi-final stage of the 2015 World Cup, 2016 T20 World Cup and the 2019 World Cup, while failing to reach the knockout stages of the 2021 T20 World Cup in Dubai.