India, June 29 -- India's T20 template has cracks. The numbers have indicated that for a while and now, finally, the team management is saying it too.

After India's group-stage exit at the Women's T20 World Cup following their six-wicket loss to Australia on Sunday, both captain Harmanpreet Kaur and head coach Amol Muzumdar admitted after the campaign that India's T20 strategy needs a "rethink."

Before the tournament, it was highlighted that teams dominating the middle overs are likely to succeed in modern women's T20 cricket. Unsurprisingly, that is where India's biggest issues lie.

Their campaign exposed that they are still working with a template that has gradually fallen behind the world's best. Between overs 7 and 15, India scored...