End of An Era: Shastri-Kohli partnership eyes winning end to significant chapter in Indian cricket

For first time since the 2012 edition of this event, India had failed to make the knockout stage of an ICC event.

Outgoing head coach Ravi Shastri and skipper Virat Kohli, who will lead the country for one last time in the shortest format, would aim to finish India’s underwhelming T20 World Cup campaign on a positive note with a victory over Namibia in the team’s final Super 12 match here on Monday.

Around 6:30 pm, New Zealand hit the winning runs against Afghanistan much to the disappointment of the Indian fans, who were hoping against hope that a miracle will happen under the blazing afternoon sun at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi.

The mood in the Indian camp was evident when BCCI’s official media whataspp group had a message for the journalists “The optional training session in the evening has been cancelled.” It was understandable dejection as for first time since the 2012 edition of this event, India had failed to make the knockout stage of an ICC event.