What happens after failure? Less often there is a sudden spurt of success. More often it is introspection before success. And that’s what the people who run Indian cricket must do after a disappointing semi-final finish at the T20 World Cup in Australia.

The shortest form of the game has grown in popularity. Some pundits deem it more of entertainment than a sport, but it’s grown in significance. The Indian Premier League has triggered grand expectations and the cricketing public expects just this in T20 cricket on the world stage. Clearly, hard decisions need to be taken. Hardik Pandya was named captain of the T20 team to New Zealand while the World Cup was in progress. The selectors would do well to continue to have the perky all-rounder lead the team, groom his side for the next T20 World Cup in 2024.