New Delhi: The performance of the Indian team under the captaincy of Shreyas Iyer is constantly under question. Team India, which won the T20 World Cup of 2026, had to face a shameful defeat in the second T20 match played against West Indies in Ranchi. On the basis of Sanju Samson's brilliant half-century and the stormy innings of Shreyas Iyer and Tilak Verma, India scored 249 runs and set a huge target of 250 runs in front of West Indies.

However, the Indian bowlers could not defend this big score and the visiting team achieved the target. With this win, West Indies created a record for successfully chasing the biggest target in T20 International cricket against India. Besides, he also managed to score the highest score against India on Indian soil. This defeat has once again raised questions on the bowling and strategy of the Indian team.

The Indian team has had to go through many difficult times under the captaincy of Shreyas Iyer. India lost against Ireland at the very beginning of his captaincy career and the team had to lose both the consecutive matches in the two-match T20 International series.

After this, India also suffered a crushing defeat on the England tour, while the team made a comeback against Zimbabwe and Afghanistan. Despite this, the defeat against West Indies once again exposed the weaknesses of the Indian team. In the records to Iyer's captaincy, figures like the first T20 International defeat against Ireland, failure to win several consecutive matches and defeat by a huge margin are in discussion. The team also had to face the disappointment of being all out for 76 runs in T20 international cricket. At the same time, incidents like losing the T20 International series against England and losing the match despite making big scores have also raised questions on the team's performance.

Now the biggest question before the Indian team is that why has its performance become so unstable after becoming the world champion. Is the reason for this the failure of the bowlers, lack of captaincy strategy or is the individual performance of the players not living up to expectations? Failure to defend big scores and mistakes at crucial moments have become a matter of concern for the team.

Incidents like losing the top spot in the T20 International rankings and losing despite a big score at home are also increasing the pressure. Now the challenge before Shreyas Iyer is not only to win the match, but also to remove the weaknesses of the team and return the confidence of the players. The answers to the questions being raised regarding Iyer's captaincy and the team's strategy will depend on how the Indian team makes a comeback in the coming matches.