India, Feb. 13 -- Two expected wins from two matches notwithstanding, it's been a slightly bizarre T20 World Cup for India's acclaimed batters. There have been three half-centuries of different hues, from skipper Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan and Hardik Pandya, but not even the most politically correct individual in the extended Indian camp can assert with any authority that India have been the dominant batting powerhouse that dismantled South Africa and New Zealand in their last two series leading into the defence of their world title.

India's victories have come against United States (28 runs) and Namibia (93 runs) in Mumbai and Delhi respectively. In their defence is the fact that neither surface, at the Wankhede and the Arun Jaitley...