Earlier in the year, the wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson played a knock of 86 runs off 63 balls against South Africa . Even though he scored a half-century, the innings went in vain as India couldn’t get better off the visitors and lost the match by 9 runs.
During a Test series against England, the Indian team were struggling at a moment as they were trailing by 86 runs. Gautam Gambhir stepped up and fought hard but no one could help him get India the important win. The southpaw in the end scored only 65 runs and was dismissed later on. Eventually, the visitors won the match by a margin of 10 wickets.
Under the captaincy of Mohammed Azharuddin, the Men in Blue were playing a match against Australia in the 1992 World Cup, where Ravi Shastri's slow innings cost India the match. The yellow outfits posted a target of 238 runs for India, but he happened to play a very poor knock against Australia in that match. Shastri could score only 25 runs off 67 balls.
On 2nd of July in 2017, the Indian team was locking horns with the West Indies. The men in blue required 190 runs in the 50 overs but a sluggish half-century knock from MS Dhoni (54 runs off 114 balls) ended up in the way of India’s victory. Eventually, the Caribbean side managed to defend the total and win the match.
During a Asia Cup match On March 16, 2012, Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar registered his 100th international century but his slow innings eventually cost India the match. The Mumbai-born cricketer scored 114 on 147 deliveries on that night at Mirpur.