I have always been surprised by how much focus Indian batting gets whenever they loose while to me it always looked like the reult of having an impotent bowling lineup

This makes so much sense it physically hurts. I don't see India changing the approach/selection at least in the next 3-4 years

I hope bcci watch this video. because Bocci's higher decision makers are living in 90's era and methods of appointing coaches and selectors are OUTDATED

One of the reasons why India won WC 2011 is because of the way Dhoni used Yuvi perfectly to keep picking wickets in the middle overs (something which Yuvi himself said in a recent event). Now even England does the same with Rashid or Jordan. Where Eng beats others is because it has good bowlers who are more than capable batsmen. Even when they have injuries, they keep having bench strength of all arounders. This is why they are ready for all formats.

I agree India's approach is neither bowling out opposition nor batting deep/outbat the opposition. Its somewhere in the middle. At start of the tenure of the new management, I thought Dravid was going in for outbat approach but Asia Cup disaster was turning point according to me. India lost 2 games because of lack of batting depth after injury of Jadeja. On top of that, Chahal and Harshal did not provide confidence with their bowling before the world cup.

The last destructive Opener India consistently had is Sehwag... After him all the people who tried to open never stayed destructive for a long period of time and turned to anchor role to keep their place in the team.

Indian mindset from Fans to Selectors to Coaching are mostly Batting concious. We only seem to think about batting. But it has to change to focus on Bowling strategies, field placements and proper wicket taking selections.

Small Tip: Keep the titles of videos as Ep-1 2 3.... It will have 2 advantages: 1. Increase the appeal and put more weight to the video. 2. A future/current watcher will be able to easily watch the videos in order.

I always thought similarly about this issue. I believe they take a "backgammon" approach but only half-heartedly: in backgammon as you all may know, you wanna focus on playing to the best of your ability, because even if sometimes you lose some matches, eventually better play equals more wins in the long run, and luck fizzles out as statistics make the better player prevail . But also, when you're losing by a lot, or when you're facing a must-win match (such as the indian knockout matches) the normal value of a win does not apply; even the most advanced computer will label riskier moves as "correct" play when a win or a loss means "something more" than just a single point.. You can't just say "meh, i'll take the loss, i'm better than the other guys anyway". You need to change your playing style. I think this video shows this perfectly. They need to go for riskier play, even if it means taking a few extra wickets when it's all-or-nothing. Great job as always JK, cheers from buenos aires

With this recent world cup, the answer to why they're losing is very complex, and you've done a brilliant job at going through them. But there needs to be a whole another video on this opening pair of KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma, who are being selected for the side on nothing but name brand and runs against weak opposition. I suppose Sharma is the captain, but there's literally no excuse for KL Rahul. The dude doesn't score when we need him to. He doesn't score fast even when he does score. He is so prone to getting out in the first over, that he's just stopped playing shots in that first over, only to get out a few overs later. He plays one incredible shot a game, has a very big name, has a stat sheet overflowing with empty runs in the IPL, and hence gets 'backed' forever. Frustrates the hell out of me.

I feel England's analysis of pitch and opposition was spot on while india felt helpless when things didn't go according to their plan

Had Rahul been used after surya in most innings, India cud have been explosive. Kohli is magnificent in tough situations. But neither are good openers. With Sharmaji struggling so bad, we suffered at the start.

The current indin team is like CSK around its 2 yr suspension. Always making easy to win matches go till the last over, and losing in important matches against MI

Highly doubt selectors are at fault. 2019 world cup selection was dictated by management. Team management clearly has inputs. Also, squad hasn't really been the issue, rather the selection of 11 which again is done by team management.

We are an old team with players who are simply incompatible with T20 but yet, shamelessly, do not retire. Their greed results in India losing the big tournaments continuously. And it will continue until atleast 2025.

9:30 very well guessed. This is the Main reason.

The irony, now that are bad in BAN and NZ series too

India could have gone for the super deep batting lineup option as they had the likes of Shardul, Deepak Chahar and Harshal Patel in their main squad + reserve players, all of whom can bat. Given the injury to Bumrah, the bowling was already hampered, and I felt that this trade-off in the XI to increase batting depth would have been the best possible strategy given the situation back then.

There is a pattern occuring especially in T20 world cup knockouts.. from 2016.. all matches in semi finals and finals are being won by team batting second. The last time a team batting first has won a knockout game was in 2014 world cup semis when Srilanka beat WestIndies. So in number terms, last 11 knockout matches ( 2 in 2014, 3 each in 2016,2021 and 2022 ) have been won by team batting second. This pattern shows that team batting second is having advantage. Jarrod Sir.. please make a video analysis on this.

waiting for the next ,great video again

Simply put, India's failures in tournaments stems from "the lack of appetite". The team is still playing in the MSD style cricket. It worked until 2015 or so, but this is a new era. Other teams have realised it and have started adapting but team India is still adamant to play it the old way...

Lovely video man

Finally, someone taking about bowling, rather than regurgitating the need for more aggressive batters. Even Bangladesh almost beat India chasing. England might have chased even 220 with their approach.

Great analysis

Many many great points . Just wowwwww 😳😳😳

love you dude!

What irks me here quite a lot is, the level of talent has not been better especially pace bowling. Credit has to go to the IPL for the pacers department. Batting isn't a problem of a lack of talent but having too many similar type players and incompetent selection.

Excellent Analysis! India has a problem with a defensive bowling lineup combined with batsmen of great reputation who have fear of failure in big matches. A rejig is required to bring in fresh batting talent (bit more aggressive) and with little to lose in terms of reputation. Also, as long as all-rounders are not up to the mark, let us play with more sets of core skilled players such as Yuzi and Samson instead of Ashwin and Hooda types.

The spinners are the real reason...We have average spinners now

When can we expect a Ind vs ban series.We had some thrilling match already.

The success mantra of the Indian top 3 (For last decade or so) has been Shikhar Dhawan. Because everyone knows the impact Rohit and Virat can create once they are set. Someone was needed to keep up the run rate for that period and Gabbar did that perfectly and selflessly. Since the slow down of Shikhar and arrival of Kl Rahul that aspect has been lost. That is the root of all batting approach related conversations

Planning and mentality can change the entire game.

Indian players are more worried about superstardom and hence failure.. the top order will take their time to make their runs and bank on SKY/DK to cover up and post healthy totals.. also take bowlers who can bat because batting shouldn’t be a reason for team’s loss

Please talk about what difference can Rahul tewatia can make to this Indian T20 side. Along with hardik pandya and rishab pant in middle order

It's quite a small sample size of only 5 matches.

good stuff

finally queen kohli, vada pav and klol exposed via stats 😄

India needs Bowlers and Fielders. India's Batting-dominant approach is severely hampering its ability to win.

The issue is not just in T20s or recent. It has been ongoing issue with the team from 2014. My theory is that Indian team does not play any tri-nation or multi-nation games anymore. The players and team dont face knockouts or finals regularly. Only do so in IPL or ICC tournaments. This has affected how they handle pressure of such games. Would love to get your take on this theory.

It's the curse India is suffering from a while now, termed as "meddling mediocrity", for example Rahul Dravid and his timid strategy in limited day cricket. I think it's not about younger vs older selector, but the do or die attitude that is missing.

Would say this conservative approach is why that India tends to perform better in longer formats?

Meanwhile BCCI spent whooping 1.35Million USD annually on salary of selection committee and we fans blames players for loss. This constitutes 5 member and a chairman of senior selection committee, 5 member and a chairman of junior selection committee, 5 member and a chairPerson of women's selection committee.

Not sure whether only I am feeling like this. During dhoni's time India won matches because of slow and spin bowlers. He just asked them where and how to bowl and they delivered.. During kholi's time it was pace attack. The energy he had he transferred to the Pacers.. But now, nothing!!

Nice

10:17 Leave our mums out of it Jarrod. I saw your incognito yo momma joke from a mile away.

Thanks for presenting datapoints to an observation I have been making since decades. I always get abused by my fellow Indian fans whenever I point out that India's bowling in knockout games is the reason we are losing more than batting. Rohit-Kohli fans think I am defending either of them. But whatever u do, its the bowling team that wins tournaments. Since 2003 WC final, 70-80% of the time Indian bowling has never supported the batting. But if u look at the teams that won, they do well in bowling. The Starcs, the Woakes, The Rashids, keep chipping at opposition. When was the last time Indian bowling had the opposition at 10-2 in a knockout game in PP?

Due to Over Hype and Lack Of Strong Mentality

The top 7 batsmen of England had a combined t20 strike rate of over 147... No 8-10 were Sam Curran, Woakes and Jordan. No 11 Rashid has 10 first class centuries. India neither had the batting depth of England, nor the bowling resourcefulness of Pakistan. Spinners could neither take wickets or bowl defensively. So team selection and a change in approach particularly in the powerplay is what is required.

they never bowl wicket takers in the middle, chahal was one but apart from him absolutely no one, and if chahal doesnt work middle overs will be dominated by opposition

Choose the 3D player Vijay Shankar as selector.

Is the best of Kohli, Rohit already over ??

The real reason is that the indian cricketers start considering themselves as superstars and Rockstars when they suddenly get huge amount of money, fan following, unlimited women, 7 star high flying lives and they are satisfied very quickly coming from very poor backgrounds to begin with. They no longer have the hunger and drive to play for the country and to win matches, all they care is their money, women, fame and 7 star lives

The problem with India is similar to what it was with England in till the 2015 world cup. They are a good side, they have got world class players and a championship (IPL/COUNTY) that the world wants to participate in to improve their skills. But they are playing a brand of cricket that's obsolete. It is a band of cricket that wins them bilaterals, wins them series after series, makes them look good but is obsolete. Till 2015 Worldcup England were playing cricket of the 2007s or 2009-10s but the world had moved on. But they were winning bilateral ODIs and Test series one after the other. Same is with India, but while players of other were scoring 150+ and even 200 individually with a team score of 350+ English players were being applauded for their 110s and 120s with team score being 270-280. Same is with India, they are playing a brand of cricket that was acceptable till 2017-19. This bat strong-build partnership-Bowl in pairs is going to win them bilaterals wjere they can afford to lose one or two games. but that cushion does not coem with cut throat knockout battles. They just get blown away. And apparently they have still not learnt the lesson even 2 months after the completion of t20 Worldcup

Make dhoni selector

NOICE. Looking forward to the next videos! I Personally think Ashwin and Shami don't belong in the T20 WC squad... I don't know how they always just happen to appear in the scene right before a wc. Chahal could've made a big difference in the middle overs since every other wrist spinner did well in the tournament.

'Ashwin, Jadeja and Axar are not good wicket takers in middle overs.. This is nothing that India wouldn't have known'.. Umm, I am not so sure about the second line Jarrod.

jarrod kimber---------------> jagdish kumble

If they’re stacking batting and still picking spinners who can bat, that’s a problem.

JK have you checked Indias toss luck for all LOI KO Losses in last 10 years… forget losses even wins.. the 2011 and 2013 CT India lost toss but still won. Post that all KO Matches which india lost ( 2014 WT20 final, 2015 wc odi sf, 2016 Wt20 sf, 2019 odi wc sf, 2022 wt20 sf, 2021 wt20 group league against pak and nz, 2021 WTC final.. you name it and just look at the records.. INDIA HAD LOST ALL TOSSES EXCEPT the 2017 CT Final.. so the analysis should be why India coudnt counter losses in toss)

NEED LEG SPINNERS THIS WORLD CUP, RATHER HAVE BATTER WHO BOWLS SEAM THAN SPINNER WHO BATS. NEED TO GROOM MORE OF PLAYERS LIKE HARDIK PANDYA. NEED TO GO BACK TO KULDEEP/CHAHAL.

my mother won't whatsapp me :((((((((

With a population of 1.4 billion, cricket being by far the most popular sport for the country, they have no excuse. The mathma behind these facts say they should forever dominate. Look at Australia, 25 million and cricket isn't even the 2nd most popular sport and look what they do. Imagine Australia if they had 1.4 billion people, they would have a team of bradmans and Warnes lol

They need to what Pakistan has one - let the old guard out and bring the next generation in. They will form their own strategies in time.

Good story, but would admire more if you can end with a few really concrete findings from data, otherwise a lot of you points sound suggestive or point towards a hypothesis and that is not too helpful for a sport.

Ind need Xfactor batters (atleast 2) ,batting in top4 ,for 50ov wcup.

You should be a commentator.

Time has come for Indian cricket aka BCCI to stop giving seniors cricketers olive branches and fairytale endings. Any cricketer unless very young (absolute prodigy like Sachin) shouldn't be allowed to play more than 3 ODI world cups and 4 T20 world cups in my view. Look at Rohit Sharma he has played in 8 T20 World Cups (won 1 lost 7) and probably will try to sneak in for the next one too. Its just ridiculous! Its time to start dropping people from formats they dont belong to. Have horses for courses. Injury management has to improve. Lack of trophies will only gonna add pressure. Indian cricket will end up becoming a meme if the mindset with fairytale retirements and Godlike stature doesn't change :(

don't worry, Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant will score crucial runs in pressure situations for India.

And guess what axar jardeja and Ashwin ordnary white ball bowler or need some assistance froom the pitch like test match and batting wise not that much difference froom those three and still they will be around white ball setup

Hi Jarrod can you please highlight west indies's contribution to batsmen's test averages around the world. They seem to be a feeder nation providing 500-600 runs to every batsman with some easy hundreds to boot. If once could make a case for the North Eastern states in India to be relegated to the second rung of Indian domestic cricket, it is imperative we do it in the international arena for a few teams as quickly as possible (SL, WI..). The overall 'sanctity' of cricketing records is going busy. A hard fought career at 39.90 facing McGrath, Ambrose vs the current lot's 60-70 dining on the worst bowling available is taking the fun out of the game. 6 test playing nations are enough tbh.

You can analyze it as much as you want. No matter what team you pick if you score less than 6 runs an over almost in overs 5-10 when side boundaries are tiny you'll loose. No rocket science to it, kohli sharma let the game drift for too long.

Its practically impossible to give Prithvi Shaw or Rahul Tripathi a place in the top order, as Indian Cricket is not yet mature enough to move on from the key players, even though they have not been very consistent. Unlike England (where they moved on from Joe Root), Indian Cricket believes in giving a lot of chances to the experienced players. This in turn does not provide enough opportunities to the new and young players, so when most of the current experienced players will retire, India will have a team with the least experience (compared to the top 6 teams). With the rise of franchise cricket, the importance of bilateral (white-ball) series has declined. Now we rarely have any 5-match ODI/ T20I series. Considering this, BCCI should be more practical and allow players to play in foreign leagues.

The moment Rohit and Kohli retires from T20 cricket, then India will have chance to win the world cup. Sounds harsh but true These guys eat up all the deliveries at the beginning at a strike rate of 120-135 by catching up in the end and taking the score to 150-160. We need to start picking aggressive players in the top order and be persistent with them and shouldnt change the team suddenly in the world cup like they have been doing since 2019.

Why people don’t talk about Rahul Dravid as a coach?