Indian star batters Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul Play “Old-fashioned Way” said Ex England Captain Nasser Hussain Ahead of T20 World Cup Semi-final match against India

India, a cricketing powerhouse, hasn’t won an ICC title since 2013. The 2013 Champions Trophy was the last time India won an ICC competition, and MS Dhoni was still serving as captain. Rohit Sharma is now in charge of the group. India finished first in Group 2 after winning four of their five games to advance to the semifinals, where they will play England on Thursday. Rohit Sharma hasn’t quite lived up to expectations, though. With the exception of a fifty against the Netherlands, he struggled against Pakistan (4), South Africa (15), Bangladesh (2), and Zimbabwe (15). KL Rahul, who opened with Rohit and has two half-centuries to his credit, is in better form, although he also struggled in the first three games.

Former England captain Nasser Hussain has said that the duo plays in an “old-fashioned” way. “You have to say they have underperformed in world tournaments. At times they have played some timid cricket with the bat for the players they have and when working for Sky last summer their former coach Ravi Shastri said that is something they have to change,” Hussain stated.

“Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul do play in a slightly old-fashioned way in the first few overs but that has suited India in this tournament because the ball has moved around at the start. India need to be more dynamic if they are going to win World Cups and that is where Suryakumar Yadav — or SKY as he is known — has been so important.” Hussain lavished accolades on T20 World Cup player Suryakumar, who has 225 runs in five games.

“India’s dynamism will come at three and four where Virat Kohli is still the master and now has a considerable apprentice in SKY. I don’t think I have ever seen a better white-ball innings than the one Kohli played against Pakistan in the group stage at Melbourne. The way he paced his innings as well as some of the shots he played at the end — like hitting Haris Rauf straight back over his head for six — were remarkable. Any professional cricketer watching that on TV would have sat up and just said ‘wow!'” Hussain wrote. India has now advanced to the semifinal of the T20 World Cup four times. They have only ever won the competition once, in 2007.