Success in major ICC events.
India was able to make their way into the semifinal of the recently concluded World Cup 2019. However, they could not take the last two steps in the event. In fact, Ravi Shastri was also the team director when India was knocked out by Australia in the 2015 World Cup. Consequently, success in the major ICC events plays a big part.
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In fact, India has not savored success in the big events since the Champions Trophy of 2013. Hence, India would like to go all the way in the main events and they need to check the right boxes in the knockout matches.
