India, winners of the last two T20 cricket World Cups in 2024 and 2026, have plummeted to worrying depths. Not winning five games after being crowned champions in March is an unwanted sequence. Invariably, matches in this format are last-over, if not last-ball, thrillers. But look what happened on Tuesday at Trent Bridge. India ended up losing by 125 runs, demolished by a dynamic England side.

The Indian bowlers allowed England to blast them all over Trent Bridge for a total of 201-7. The woes for the visitors continued when it was their turn to bat. By the 12th over, it was all over, bowled out for 76. Two batsmen got 13 while two got 10 as India were blown away in conditions where skills had to be truly displayed as against the mere see-the-ball, hit-the-ball approach on flatter pitches.