T20 cricket is all about batting and batting. Liam Livingstone, one of the best players in the shortest format, recently declared that "there is no time for blocking in T20 cricket" playing in this fast-paced, shortest international format of the game.

But until a few years ago, the Indians didn't have the most attacking players. The Indian management has always viewed T20 as a shortened form of ODI cricket, hoping to settle in, settle in and strike out in the final over.

This has worked well most of the time, but even the best Indian batsmen struggled at times and poor batting has allowed match-deciding blows in fairly long innings. Here are the three slowest shots by an Indian player in a T20 World Cup (minimum 20 balls in an innings):

T20 World Cup

MS Dhoni – 11 runs off 23 balls against West Indies in 2009

Former Indian captain MS Dhoni played the slowest innings (lowest strike rate) by an Indian player in a T20 World Cup match (minimum 20 balls) against West Indies at the beautiful Lord's in 2009, costing India a defeat and a possible semi-final appearance.

MS Dhoni's irrepressible batting of 11 runs off 23 balls, but his lowest strike rate of 47 in T20 cricket, meant India could only manage a par total of 153 despite a late push from Yusuf Pathan and Harbhajan Singh. WI achieved the target within 19 overs.

Ravichandran Ashwin – 10 runs in 20 balls vs New Zealand 2016
The opening match of the 2016 T20 World Cup was a disaster for Ravichandran Ashwin and India. He was hit for six by Martin Guptill on his first ball, New Zealand could only score 126 (6.3 RPO) and India conceded 32 in 4 overs (8 RPO) in a thrilling match on a slow, spinning pitch and lost by a shocking 47 runs.

When Ashwin’s turn came, he had to cheer on MS Dhoni at the other end. However, failure to turn the strike further increased the pressure on Dhoni, with Ashwin scoring only 10 runs in 20 balls without hitting a boundary.

Yuvraj Singh – 11 runs in 21 balls against Sri Lanka, 2014
This is one of the most painful innings that led to a defeat. Virat Kohli had a dream run in the 2014 T20 World Cup and would have led India to a solid total of 130+ runs had Yuvraj Singh not batted miserably in the final against Sri Lanka, scoring 11 runs in 21 balls (strike rate 52).

Forget about number fours and sixes, Yuvraj couldn’t even hit most of the balls in the middle. The balls he hit went straight to the fielders. He came up to bat in the 11th over and was dismissed in the 19th over, giving some relief to the Indian fans. If your fans, even the great Yuvraj Singh, rejoice at your dismissal, then you know your innings was terrible.