ICC World T20: India v Pakistan – 5 lessons to learn from Pakistan's defeat

Like its a tradition since the inception of ICC World Cups be it the 50-over format or the Twenty20 India tend to clinch the competition against Pakistan. Itdoesnt really matter how differently they do it as long as itcomes the same way around: in form of a victory!Nevertheless, the Asian arch-rivals clash setan appealing start to the main leg of the ICC World T20 2014 where India registered a 7-wicketwin over Pakistan in a one-sided game.Only time will tell how this defeat wouldhamper Pakistans chances. In the meantime,lets look at the mistakes that may save the former champions campaign.

#1 Basic errors in batting - The usual weakness

Pakistan is famous for their unpredictability. They can win you matches from nowhere and are equally capable of losing a match after some dominate performances. No matter what, batting has never been Pakistan’ forte as a unit. 

What happened on Friday was yet another easy batting collapse. Right from Kamran Akmal’s unnecessary run-out in the 2nd over, nothing went right for them. Whilst Ahmed Shehzad’ classic leg-spin dismissal off Amit Mishra did the remaining harm; leaving Pakistan 50/3 after 10 overs that extended to 130 from 20-legitimate overs. Wasim Akram had made a point in saying “Even a club cricketer knows how to make calls (for singles) between wickets.”  Clearly, there were basic mistakes made during batting. And, further, practice sessions have a way-to-go for!