India is a very different team to that 2022 semifinal: England head coach Mott

England head coach Matthew Mott discusses India's changed approach in T20 World Cup, expecting a tough match on Thursday.

India's approach with the bat now is drastically different to what it was in the 2022 T20 World Cup semi-final and both teams will start Thursday's contest on an even keel, England head coach Matthew Mott said on Wednesday.

England had annihilated India by 10 wickets in the semi-final at Adelaide two years ago before winning the trophy. India were criticised for their conservative approach back then but now they are playing as per the demands of the shortest format.

"Probably the only thing that we've discussed is that we feel that they're a very different team to that semi-final. The way that they've approached it in the last couple of years is certainly taking the game on extremely hard in the power play," said Mott on the eve of the match.

"Rohit (Sharma) with the bat has led the way extremely well and shown leadership in that department, as has Jos Buttler for us. But I think it presents a really unique challenge for us. It's a venue we don't know well.

"We've obviously been armed with a lot of information and we think we've got a squad to cover it, but there's a little bit of unknown about what we're going to get," he said.

Following the disastrous run in the ODI World Cup in India last year, England have a point to prove despite being defending champions in the current edition.

Asked more about India's changed approach, Mott said, "When we go back to that semi-final, obviously on a good pitch in Adelaide, we put India in and that was a risk. But I thought we felt that they weren't sure what a good score was.