India, March 7 -- Two semifinals featuring India in the space of almost 10 years highlight how India and world cricket at large have evolved with their batting approach in T20Is.

March 31, 2016 was the date when overwhelming favourites MS Dhoni's India took on the West Indies in their T20 World Cup semifinal at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. West Indies had been beaten by minnows Afghanistan previously in the tournament, and nobody gave them a real chance to beat India in their own den.

Daren Sammy won the toss and put the hosts into bat. Fuelled by Virat Kohli's 89 not out of 47 balls, India posted 192/2. On a wicket that was full of runs, Rohit Sharma and Ajinkya Rahane opened and played rather cautiously for their 43 off 31 balls an...