T20 World Cup: Overconfident India needed to get rid of their ego and adapt to conditions, says Gavaskar

Gavaskar urges India to shed ego and adapt after their T20 World Cup defeat to South Africa, ending a 12-match unbeaten streak.

India needed to take a cue from South Africa's innings, shed their ego and adapt to the conditions instead of walking out with overconfidence and throwing their bats at everything in their T20 World Cup clash, feels batting legend Sunil Gavaskar.

South Africa snapped India’s 12-match unbeaten streak at the T20 World Cup, handing the defending champions a heavy 76-run defeat.

"Having seen how Brevis and Miller built their partnership, that was the approach needed from the Indian batters," Gavaskar said on JioStar.

"The Indian batters did not do that. They came out with overconfidence, threw their bat at everything and lost wickets. South Africa clearly outsmarted India and it was a well-deserved win for them." After losing early wickets, Miller and Brevis stitched a match-winning 97-run partnership to take the Proteas to 187/7.

India then produced a below-par batting effort, repeatedly losing wickets be bowled out for 111 in 18.5 overs.

"India did not take notes from South Africa's innings. They came out and threw their bat at every delivery hoping for a boundary. That is not how you play T20 cricket.