India’s recent back-to-back losses in T20Is have put the team's consistency and individual performances under the scanner, with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) called for a review meeting. Despite being the defending champions, India have endured a disappointing run, suffering consecutive series defeats against Ireland and England. The side struggled to keep up with the momentum throughout both series, with the batting unit failing miserably to score in challenging conditions.

Even the bowling attack remained unable to apply pressure to disturb the opposition batters. Players like Sanju Samson, Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube and Abhishek Sharma, who have been the backbone of India's batting in the shortest format, enjoyed successful IPL 2026, but they all could not make any substantial contributions against Ireland and England. Meanwhile, reacting to the BCCI's decision to call for a review meeting, former Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar advised the board against making rushed decisions based solely on recent results. 

“The BCCI is going to do a review of the defeat, and there are rumours that a few heads could roll. That would be an extreme step, for barely four months ago India were the world champions and still are No. 2 in the ICC rankings,” Gavaskar wrote in a column for Sportstar.

Gavaskar dismissed the notion that flat pitches had spoiled the Indian batters, asserting that the problem is more of a technical flaw. 

“There’s been a lot of talk about how playing on flat batting pitches has spoiled the Indian batters. Even on the so-called flat pitches in the IPL, most of the Indian batters struggled against the short ball. That is more of a technical failing. With the weight on the front foot and the back foot locked, there is simply no transfer of weight to deal with a ball climbing towards the face,” he added.

“That said, the short boundaries are also to blame, as many of the sixes hit just about clear the boundary rope and so could be catches elsewhere. This has to be looked at urgently if India is to reclaim the ODI title on the faster, bouncier pitches in South Africa. Every ground in India can have longer boundaries, but is there the will for that? That is the question. We shall soon see.”