A gloomy picture: Stats show failure of India top order batters in last four ICC knockout matches

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The India cricket team's top order batters were exposed once again after India went down by 209 runs in the final of the World Test Championship (WTC Final) against Australia on Sunday.

While fighting knocks from Ajinkya Rahane and Shardul Thakur helped India post 296 after being reduced to 152/6 in the first innings, in their second outing India were bundled out for 234 to fall short by 209 runs of the 444-run chase.

The Indian top order (1-4) scored 56 runs together in the first innings. In the second innings they got starts but crumbled again under pressure. The collapse of the top order batters in the ICC knockout matches have emerged as a pattern. In this article we bring to you the stats of the top order batters (1-4) in each of the last four ICC knockout matches played by India.

2019 World Cup semi-final vs New Zealand at Manchester in London

KL Rahul: 1

Rohit Sharma: 1

Virat Kohli (C): 1

Rishabh Pant: 32

WTC Final 2021 vs New New Zealand at The Rose Bowl, Southampton

Rohit Sharma: 34 and 30

Shubman Gill: 28 and 8

Cheteshwar Pujara: 8 and 15

Virat Kohli (c): 44 and 13

T20 World Cup 2022 vs England at Adelaide Oval

KL Rahul: 5 off 5

Rohit Sharma (c): 27 off 28

Virat Kohli: 50 off 40

Suryakumar Yadav: 14 off 10

England chased down the 170-run total in 16 overs and without losing any wicket.

WTC Final 2023 vs Australia at The Oval in London

Rohit Sharma (c): 15 and 43

Shubman Gill: 13 and 18

Cheteshwar Pujara: 14 and 27

Virat Kohli: 14 and 49