What ought to have been a momentous World Cup for India’s outgoing T20 captain Virat Kohli and head coach Ravi Shastri, will after all end with a whimper, much to the chagrin of their fans, who were expecting the duo to finish their tenures on a high.

To add to the disappointment, this is not the first time that the two will be returning from an ICC event without a trophy. And it’s also not the first time that the Kiwis are responsible for this. In fact, it’s now thrice in the last three years that Kane Williamson’s New Zealand have outsmarted and denied India success at ICC events.