India’s performance at the ICC World Twenty20 cannot be called disgraceful. It can never be that when a team loses only one of their five matches. However, the tournament should not be viewed as a satisfactory one for the 2007 champions.

India’s failure on the world scene (only two ICC triumphs in the last ten years — from October 1, 2002) has reached frustrating levels, given the kind of talent on board. The victories in the 2007 World T20 and 2011 were highly commendable, but performance in other world events has been poor.