Former Indian cricketer turned commentator Mohammad Kaif said that India cannot win the T20 World Cup 2028 if they continue to back all-rounders instead of specialist bowlers in the playing XI. Team India lost to the same side for the
fourth T20I against West Indies in Hyderabad, but lost by 24 runs after giving away 247-3 in the first innings.

“The truth here as to why the Indian team lost is because of their bowling. The blame should go to them. 247 is a lot of runs. We lost because we bowled badly. There were too many runs on the board. Also, this is not happening for the first time. What happens in a five-match series is that usually batters win you three games, and bowlers win you the other matches. Here, bowlers are not winning you games at all. You will never win the World Cup with this combination,” Mohammad Kaif said on Cricbuzz.

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Meanwhile, India captain Shreyas Iyer also said that execution was missing from the bowlers, playing a huge part in West Indies posting 247-3 on the board after being put in to bat first.

“It all started with bowling. I think we didn’t execute our line lengths well and see at the end of the day, chasing 250, you have to go in a certain pattern when you’re coming and chasing. So I like the approach when we were chasing, but we were unfortunate we couldn’t execute our plans in bowling, and that’s where we fell a bit short,” Shreyas Iyer said during the post-match presentation.