The game of cricket is accepted as a religion in India and the cricketers are regarded as gods, only if they perform consistently. Many cricketers have glorified the nation senior team of India with their sublime performances. Their personal performances are regarded as milestones for the cricketers of this generation. However, the success rate of India is not a new story.

India emerged as World Champions of the game in the year 1983 when the Indian skipper Kapil Dev lifted the Prudential World Cup by defeating the world champions West Indies comprehensively. This was just the beginning and after that many Indian skipper led the national team and set their own personal achievements. However, the concept of fighting spirit was invoked in the team under the fighting captaincy of Sourav Gangly.

But, if you notice a certain trend, you will be doubtful about the success story of Team India. The team shows comparatively good performances in the league stages of any major cricketing event, but fails to show that same consistency level in the final matches. Therefore, the last five to six years, Team India has reached into the finals of many finals of major cricketing events, but failed to lift the championship trophy in the end. This cannot be the failure of the captain. However, for the whole team that fails to display same exploits in all the departments of the game.

At present, Team India enjoys top ranking in the test cricket and is very close to the same position in the one-day internationals. The same chaotic situation is still continuing. In the last tri-series held in Bangladesh, Team India put a formidable performance in the league stages and won three out of four matches. It defeated the Sri Lankan team as well, but in the final encounter, the team lost to the same Sri Lankan side. If you make a n analysis of the possible reasons of this performance, you would not find any solid reason for this. The self-satisfaction and over-confidence can be the possible reasons for this poor display of performance in the finals.

Team India needs to sit down together and try to sort out the reasons that cause the problems to the performance of the whole team. It should be done as soon as possible as the next world championship is knocking at the door and the team needs to look into these as soon as possible.