File photo of Sachin Tendulkar.
Great batsman and former captain of India Sachin Tendulkar Said on Monday that the national team’s defeat against New Zealand in the T20 World Cup was one of those matches where “nothing happens even if you try”.
India was pushed to the brink of extinction Virat Kohli And his men suffered a seven-wicket loss to the Kiwis in Dubai on Sunday, their second consecutive defeat of the tournament.
Tendulkar said Indian batsmen were forced to play big shots as they were not given easy singles by New Zealand and the bowlers lacked penetration while defending the low score of 110.
“It was a tough day for our team but days like this sometimes come when you try and nothing comes out. Honestly there’s nothing much to talk about. I look forward to the coming days.” In this, our team will show something great in this tournament,” Tendulkar said.
“I thought India were playing a fascinating game, the way New Zealand dominated, it was a difficult time for our batsmen as they couldn’t get those easy singles that forced them to play big shots. I don’t think so That was such a penetration in our bowling.
He described the captain of New Zealand Kane WilliamsonTop notch strategy and said that he must have come up with a lot of planning.
“From ball one, his field setting and bowling changes were top-notch. I thought his plan must have been very good. The first six overs, we were 35 for 2. In that, 20 runs came from five overs and from one over. . Adam Milne Gave 15 runs. The crucial phase of the game for me was after the 6th to the 10th over.
“There were 24 balls, we scored 13 and lost a wicket. According to me, that was a crucial phase that we missed. Because I know if you lose wickets early, batsmen are all about partnering up. think.
“But those easy singles were not available and it forced our batsmen to play big shots. Rohit got out while doing so, Virat got out,” said the 48-year-old iconic cricketer who holds several scoring records. .
Tendulkar also pointed to another successful tactic of the Kiwis while bowling to Pant, which he said was employed during the 2019 (50-over) World Cup.
“Pant came and the fast bowlers came immediately and when the spin attack came, the end (of spin bowling) was changed immediately. Again a smart move,” he explained.
“I remembered the 2019 World Cup, when Michelle Santner Coming to bowl to Pant, he was bowling from the long end so that when Pant attacked towards mid-wicket, he was towards the longest boundary of the field. The same thing happened yesterday.”
Tendulkar also said that leg spinners who have been mixing the ball – googlies, top spin, flippers and normal leg spin – have been successful against India in recent times.
“If I have to talk about spinners, ish sodhi Yesterday was very effective and Mitchell Santner bowled well with him. Together they conceded just 32 runs in 8 overs and it is a very impressive performance.
“We have to do better in these areas. When India started bowling, you need to take three wickets to stay in the game. We didn’t concede too many runs and took one wicket (in the powerplay) but it was impressive bowling. was not.
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