Batters play a crucial role in setting up a match for the team, both while batting first and while chasing and them being out of form, especially in a tournament like the World Cup, leads to that particular side’s poor performance in the competition.
The History
There have been many instances in the past where a single batter hascarried the batting department of the team on his shoulders, be it Virat Kohli in 2014, 2016 and 2022 or the then captain of India, Rohit Sharma, who led from the front in the last edition, which the Men in Blue ended up winning.
The Evidence
Since we are talking about the performance of Indian batters in the history of the T20 World Cup, we should also talk about the tournament where the Indian batting failed miserably, and what the consequences were of the lack of runs from the batters.
The edition in question was played in the United Arab Emirates in 2021, which saw India getting eliminated in the first round itself after losing two of the five matches that they played, courtesy of a poor net run rate.
The Result
Indian batters failed to get going in the first two matches against Pakistan and New Zealand, which resulted in heavy losses in both games, which in turn dented India’s net run rate, which they failed to make up for despite convincing wins in the next three games.
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The Performance
Unlike India’s performance in the last couple of years, the Men in Blue were timid in their approach in T20I cricket, which, although made sure that they were scoring runs individually, did not create the impact required in this format of the game, which demands aggressive batting right from the first ball.
The Pivot
Things changed after India’s ten-wicket loss against England in the semi-final of the 2022 T20 World Cup, with the captain Rohit Sharma deciding to show the team how to play in an aggressive manner at the top of the order.
The Risk
The change in approach also meant that the batters were risking getting out early, which is something that they were aware of.
This article sheds light on four active Indian batters with most ducks in T20 World Cup history
| Players | Matches | Innings | Ducks |
| Abhishek Sharma | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 22 | 3 | 2 |
| Axar Patel | 16 | 11 | 2 |
| Shivam Dube | 13 | 13 | 2 |
The List
Out of the four players mentioned in the list, three, namely Abhishek Sharma, Axar Patel and Shivam Dube, are proper batters. Having said that, we also need to consider the fact that while Axar Patel and Shivam Dube bat in the middle order and are more prone to getting out for ducks, Abhishek Sharma has the best chance of making the most of the chance he gets while opening the innings.
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