India, Jan. 28 -- Every team has a certain template that they want to follow and India's go-to T20 template is to be uber aggressive. So far, in the series against New Zealand, it had clearly worked

Coaches have theories. Gambhir has mainly two. One, never compromise on batting depth. The other, every player can bat or bowl anywhere.

On Wednesday, much to the chagrin of an almost capacity crowd at Visakhapatnam, the second theory fell flat.

One of the great debates in T20 cricket is whether role clarity matters more than flexibility. India had raced 3-0 up in the series, with immense role clarity. They unfailingly persevered with the cover of a batting option down at No 8 even after several injuries in the squad. It gave the top order ...