New Delhi, Feb. 24 -- Former Indian cricketer Mohammad Kaif believes India lost the first Super 8 fixture against South Africa of the ongoing T20 World Cup between the 7th and 15th over.

He noted that India did not use ace speedster Jasprit Bumrah in that phase to break David Miller and Dewald Brevis's partnership, which took the game away from the hosts.

Kaif also stated that former Indian skipper Rohit Sharma never used Bumrah like this and highlighted that Hitman always preferred to bring back Bumrah after the power-play in the middle overs to get crucial wickets.

"We lost the match between the 7th and 15th over. You used Bumrah's two overs early and kept the remaining two for the death. But Rohit Sharma never used Bumrah like this,...