India, Feb. 16 -- After a 61-run loss to arch-rivals India, it is easy to see why Pakistan's lack of bite and inability to stick with the defending world champions has dominated the narrative of the T20 World Cup. It is true that Pakistan were simply multiple levels off the quality India bring to the table, particularly with bat in hand - but India's own quality has arguably taken a backseat given Pakistan's miserable performance while being bowled out for 114.

This was something that frustrated former Indian international Mohammed Kaif, who voiced his umbrage at pundits and analysts solely levelling the loss at Pakistan's feet. Kaif spoke about how India were also performing under immense pressure and had their own problems, but didn't ...