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      <title>India's batting under the microscope after T20 defeats by England, Ireland</title>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Pundits and former players highlighted India’s struggles with the bat on Saturday after the Twenty20 World Cup champions suffered back-to-back series defeats by England and Ireland.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;England ​beat India &lt;a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="link--external" href="https://www.reuters.com/sports/cricket/india-get-stuck-traffic-jam-way-fifth-t20-against-england-start-delayed-2026-07-11/"&gt;by 56 runs&lt;/a&gt; in the fifth and final T20I at Southampton, the ‌hosts sealing a 4-0 series win after the opener ended in a no result due to rain.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;That series defeat came after Ireland had &lt;a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="link--external" href="https://www.reuters.com/sports/cricket/disbelief-india-camp-after-ireland-debacle-2026-06-29/"&gt;completed a 2-0 T20 whitewash&lt;/a&gt; last month.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Player-turned-commentator Dinesh Karthik ​said India’s batting unit had looked out of rhythm throughout the tour.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“I think ​India have a problem adapting to a little bit of extra ⁠bounce,” he told cricket news site Cricbuzz.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“The middle order looks wobbly, not confident, and ​it is definitely not the Indian team that we saw during the World Cup or ​before it in bilateral series, where they took down opponents and actually imposed a lot of fear. Where has that gone?”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;India captain Shreyas Iyer said their failure to adapt to different conditions had ​cost them in the series.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“We kept on going from one venue to another, and ​we kept on facing challenges, especially in terms of the dimensions, the grounds, the conditions, just ‌to adapt ⁠to it as quickly as we could have anticipated. That didn’t happen,” Iyer, who was appointed &lt;a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="link--external" href="https://www.reuters.com/sports/cricket/teenage-sensation-sooryavanshi-called-up-indias-t20i-squad-iyer-named-captain-2026-06-06/"&gt;T20I captain in June&lt;/a&gt;, told reporters.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;India great Sunil Gavaskar said the team’s batting had been having concerns throughout the series.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“I do believe that the batting has to really ​come to the party, ​because the batting ⁠is the strongest part of this Indian team, and if the strongest part is you know not doing well, then no ​wonder it has an effect on your bowling as well as ​your catching,” ⁠he added.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Commentator Harsha Bhogle said the defeat could be a wake-up call for India.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Essentially England have beaten India playing a style that India thought was theirs,” he said.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“If India is ⁠willing ​to look at this result as something that has ​shone light on their cracks, a lot of good can come out of it.”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;India next play three One-Day ​Internationals (ODIs) against England starting on Tuesday.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <content:encoded xmlns="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<p><strong>Pundits and former players highlighted India’s struggles with the bat on Saturday after the Twenty20 World Cup champions suffered back-to-back series defeats by England and Ireland.</strong></p>
<p>England ​beat India <a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="link--external" href="https://www.reuters.com/sports/cricket/india-get-stuck-traffic-jam-way-fifth-t20-against-england-start-delayed-2026-07-11/">by 56 runs</a> in the fifth and final T20I at Southampton, the ‌hosts sealing a 4-0 series win after the opener ended in a no result due to rain.</p>
<p>That series defeat came after Ireland had <a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="link--external" href="https://www.reuters.com/sports/cricket/disbelief-india-camp-after-ireland-debacle-2026-06-29/">completed a 2-0 T20 whitewash</a> last month.</p>
<p>Player-turned-commentator Dinesh Karthik ​said India’s batting unit had looked out of rhythm throughout the tour.</p>
<p>“I think ​India have a problem adapting to a little bit of extra ⁠bounce,” he told cricket news site Cricbuzz.</p>
<p>“The middle order looks wobbly, not confident, and ​it is definitely not the Indian team that we saw during the World Cup or ​before it in bilateral series, where they took down opponents and actually imposed a lot of fear. Where has that gone?”</p>
<p>India captain Shreyas Iyer said their failure to adapt to different conditions had ​cost them in the series.</p>
<p>“We kept on going from one venue to another, and ​we kept on facing challenges, especially in terms of the dimensions, the grounds, the conditions, just ‌to adapt ⁠to it as quickly as we could have anticipated. That didn’t happen,” Iyer, who was appointed <a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="link--external" href="https://www.reuters.com/sports/cricket/teenage-sensation-sooryavanshi-called-up-indias-t20i-squad-iyer-named-captain-2026-06-06/">T20I captain in June</a>, told reporters.</p>
<p>India great Sunil Gavaskar said the team’s batting had been having concerns throughout the series.</p>
<p>“I do believe that the batting has to really ​come to the party, ​because the batting ⁠is the strongest part of this Indian team, and if the strongest part is you know not doing well, then no ​wonder it has an effect on your bowling as well as ​your catching,” ⁠he added.</p>
<p>Commentator Harsha Bhogle said the defeat could be a wake-up call for India.</p>
<p>“Essentially England have beaten India playing a style that India thought was theirs,” he said.</p>
<p>“If India is ⁠willing ​to look at this result as something that has ​shone light on their cracks, a lot of good can come out of it.”</p>
<p>India next play three One-Day ​Internationals (ODIs) against England starting on Tuesday.</p>
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