India's conservative approach at the start of the innings had contributed to their early exit from the T20 World Cup last year.
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The million dollar question is - if Virat doesn't come good with the bat with consistent high scores etc, will his spot "They should not change the approach (they have shown of late).
Even when I was coach we discussed we were a bit timid at the top considering the players we had down the order. "It is the right approach.