Former Indian spinner Murali Kartik has questioned Team India’s one-dimensional approach after the T20 World Cup 2026 match against USA at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on Saturday. Though India claimed a 29-run win, the batting struggled to get going against the USA bowlers.

Kartik said India’s ultra-aggressive approach won’t work every time and the batters must bat according to the match and pitch conditions. The Wankhede track had assistance for the bowlers but the Indian batters were dismissed while trying to play the big shots.

“Sometimes you have to respect the conditions. Yes, like we talked about Bazball, this is your playing style, but it won’t work every time. No matter how much confidence and form is there, every player will be nervous. That nervousness will be there. This is why Gambhir and Surya like having eight batting options. Axar Patel is coming in at No.8, so that matters a lot,” the former spinner, Kartik, said on Cricbuzz.

On the other hand, former Indian batter Manoj Tiwary said the dressing room talk will be about the shot selection of the batters.

“I think there will be a generic talk in the dressing room. They will say to be careful with shot selections. If you lose a match against USA, then you have to hear about it al your life if you are a captain or a coach, you will have to carry that all your life. So, winning this match was extremely important,” Manoj Tiwary said on Cricbuzz.

India was left struggling at 77-6 after the batting order could not deliver. However, Suryakumar Yadav was able to rescue his team as he scored a brilliant knock of 84 runs off just 49 balls.

India will next take on Namibia at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi on February 12.