Well what may be the reason? Poor batting? Poor bowling? Poor fielding?
In my view it's because of poor captaincy + all the above!
India did not look like the side that were in 2007 world cup. They certainly seemed to be down in their confidence and character. They batted poorly, bowled horribly and fielded terribly bad! If you see all the winning sides in the competition- West Indies, South Africa and Srilanka - they are all having an edge in their fielding. They are brilliant in the field, they take catches, save runs and are very agile in the field.
India did not look like it was going to qualify for the Semi's ! They somehow qualified for the Super Eight's thanks to the weak group members- Bangladesh and Ireland! Even Canada may win against these two teams and India won matches against them too closely.
One thing I have noticed is that Dhoni as a captain and Batsmen did not click this time. His team selection was poor, his bowling options were poor- he played wrong bowlers at vital parts of the match. Moreover clearly visible thing was Dhoni's batting mix up in the tournament. He kept Raina out of No.3 spot for a couple matches before he went absurd at the Press and was forced to give Raina his own spot. Dhoni was seeming a bit irritated at things with Sehwag who hid the injury before Team selection.
This time it was clear that either South Africa or West Indies are going to clinch the coveted T20 World cup. Lets wait and watch! And for India- it's failure is because of only one man - the overrated MSD. He flawed in his batting order preferences and bowling options. He seemed very stubborn and irritated than what people thought he was one year back. Something is wrong in the Indian dressing room. Time for serious retrospection!
