ICC World T20 2016: 5 Players who failed to live up to the expectations

The 2016 edition of World T20 came to an end with West Indies being crowned as the Champions, courtesy of a 4 wicket win over England in the Finals at Kolkata on Sunday.

The tournament saw some great performances from Man of the Tournament Virat Kohli, Joe Root, Samuel Badree, David Willey etc.

But at the same time, there were some players who failed to stamp their authority over the opposition in the World T20. Players like Shikhar Dhawan, Umar Akmal, Dinesh Chandimal, Mushfiqur Rahim and Glenn Maxwell failed to set the tournament on fire.

Let us take a look at the players who under-performed and failed to live up to the expectations in the tournament.

Rohit Sharma

A lot was expected from the Indian opener in this World T20 as he came into the tournament after a successful tour of Australia earlier this year, followed by a decent outing in the series against Sri Lanka and the Asia Cup.

Rohit and Virat Kohli were considered as the vital cogs in the Indian team if they had to go on to win the World T20. While Virat went on to become the Player of the tournament, Rohit Sharma was completely off-colour throughout the tournament.

It wasn’t a case of him being out of form. It was about the way he got out in all the matches. He looked good during his short stays at the crease, but got out to reckless shots in all the matches.

In the five matches he played in this World T20, Rohit scored a combined total of 88 runs at an average of 17.6. His failure at the top of the order is one of the main reasons why India failed to live up to the potential in the World T20.