Humiliating, substandard, dismal, and dreadful. This is how India’s performance against England in the T20 World Cup 2022 semifinal will be remembered. Even these words don’t describe the level of cricket India played in a knockout game. They looked terrified right from the start. The opening pair of Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul failed yet again and India were left tattering in the powerplay. They managed to score only 38 runs in the first six overs.
Hardik Pandya and Virat Kohli did score half-centuries but 168 was never enough for a batting-heavy side like England. Well, Alex Hales and Jos Buttler made India’s bowling look gully-level too. The duo put on an unbeaten 170 on the board to thrash Indian by ten wickets. The Rohit Sharma-led team will now head back home with a dejected face while England will go to Melbourne to play the Final.
And quite obviously, the fans were not pleased with this loss. In fact, they looked furious with the way India performed against England. While some held KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma accountable for the loss, some shared memes expressing their feelings.
