The Men In Blue stumbled against heavyweight members of their group and will now play a dead rubber contest against Namibia before departing from the UAE. Gambhir brought the fact that the players were playing in strict bio-bubbles and asked the Indian fans to think before acting in a rash manner. Writing in his column for the Times Of India, Gambhir explained:
Jasprit Bumrah had cited mental fatigue from constant bio-bubbles as a huge factor behind India’s misfortunes early on in the tournament. Moreover, bowling coach B Arun also mentioned that a short break after the culmination of the IPL would have benefitted the players. He thinks it would have helped in terms of being in the right state of mind for the tournament.
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Is there a lesson there for the organizers? : Gambhir
Gambhir also questioned the tournament’s format following claims of differences in quality between the two groups drawn in the Super 12s. The former left-handed batsman questioned whether the ICC should make the T20 World Cup a league format rather than round-robin. Gambhir added:
The last edition of the 50-over World Cup was league based where each team competed against each other once, before the top four teams qualified for the semifinals.
A number of formats have been employed by the ICC for the T20 World Cup ever since its inception in 2007. The current format began in the 2014 edition, with the only difference in 2021 being the addition of a team to the final groups, taking it from 5 to 6.
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