India, Feb. 23 -- Those who use hindsight as a benefit will insist that they saw this coming. The signs were ominously visible. They are, of course, only using hindsight as a benefit, so they are best ignored.

That said, 13 proved extremely unlucky for India on Sunday night. Sitting on a 12-match winning streak stretching across two T20 World Cups, they were hauled mercilessly down by an inspired, switched-on South Africa, who exposed several soft spots that Zimbabwe and West Indies, India's two remaining Super Eight opponents, will have taken note of.

India are way behind on the net run-rate after the 76-run mauling at the hands of South Africa, so far behind that they must put that variable out of their minds and concentrate on just s...