evidence: 'If you're losing just before the World Cup...': Wasim Akram's no-holds-barred verdict on India's Asia Cup campaign [...] However, the legendary Wasim Akram has rung alarm bells for India ahead of the T20 World Cup. Their early exit from the Asia Cup, following defeat to Pakistan and Sri Lanka in the Super 4 is not exactly the kind of performance you would expect from a top side. Having said that, there were a few positives for India in the form of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli as both star batters returned to their run-scoring best. Kohli scored a century against Afghanistan while Rohit dazzled with a fine knock of 78 against Sri Lanka, albeit in a losing cause. But while this bodes well for India, Akram reckons getting eliminated from a big tournament such as the Asia Cup before reaching the final can again hamper the forms of their top batters, particularly Rohit. [...] Similarly against Sri Lanka, after India were reduced to 13/2, Rohit and Suryakumar brought them back with a 97-run partnership, but after the India captain's dismissal, the final eight overs yielded only 63 runs with the middle-order once again failing to step up. Akram believes that after the stage is set, the middle order should finish the innings with a flourish, something that wasn't the case during the Asia Cup.