Why is India underachieving at ICC events?
It’s a typically cold day in Manchester. The World Cup semi-final hangs in the balance, with India needing 25 runs off the last 10 deliveries. All eyes are glued onto one man; MS Dhoni. Ferguson sends down a quick bouncer to which Dhoni responds with a sluggish pull shot. Hesitantly, he takes off for a second run against the arm of Martin Guptill . A rocket-throw towards the stumps results in a direct hit and Dhoni is sent packing, taking along with him a billion shattered Indian hearts. With that, it was yet another ‘what if’ moment for India at a major ICC event. The team that was once again fancied a title win couldn’t get itself over the line (quite literally). Since 2013, India’s ICC trophy cabinet has not seen any addition. That does come across as a surprise, considering that it’s the same period (post 2013) which has overlapped with the coming of age of India's top three batsmen; Rohit Sharma , Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli , along with a world-class fast b