Ahmedabad, Feb. 17 -- When you play a tournament like the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, there are two kinds of matches. One is where survival is at stake.
The other is where standards are. India's final group encounter against the Netherlands at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Wednesday clearly falls into the second category.
India have already qualified for the Super 8 stage. Three matches, three convincing wins. The job has been done efficiently, almost clinically. But if there is one thing you learn from watching great teams over decades, it is this - they never switch off. Qualification is not the finish line; it is merely the checkpoint.
This India side has shown admirable balance. The top order has intent, the middle order has maturity, an...