Senior all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja says it is unfair to judge the current Indian team on the basis of one or two losses after three consecutive years at home and abroad. Jadeja, who was adjudged ‘Player of the Match’ for 3 for 15 against scotland, was asked in reference to their captain Virat Kohli’s claim that the team was not “brave enough” during their second game against New Zealand, which they lost by eight wickets. Jadeja said, ‘If you look at it this way, in the last two-three years we have played very good cricket, be it in India or abroad. So it is not fair to judge us on the basis of one or two matches. After India’s 8-wicket win over Scotland.
“In T20 cricket, any team can have one or two bad games but you can’t think too much about those losses. You have to move on and think about the opportunities ahead. We are positive from those two matches. Will take things and see. To play well in future matches.”
India played three specialist spinners that day but Jadeja said their role was the same as it has been for years now.
“My role was the same. I looked like taking wickets in the middle overs and bowling normally. There was no change in plans because we were playing Scotland. It was a simple basic plan. To bowl in good areas and bowl the wickets. Look to take the rest,” he said.
He admitted that running t20 world cupThe dew has become a game-changer and often the same team that looks distracted while batting in the first innings looks like a different team when batting second.
An example of India came to chase the target of 86 runs in just 6.3 overs on Friday night.
“In the first innings of these games, the ball is stopping and catching a bit off the surface. If you bat in the second innings, the dew makes the track flat and the batsmen find it very easy,” he said.
“When you are batting first on these pitches, we are not getting the starts we are used to and when the starts are bad it becomes difficult to come back in the middle overs. It becomes important for him to win the toss and then you can. Opt to bat second,” Jadeja said.
Even after two losses and staring at the exit door, the Indian team did not press the panic button, its senior member said.
“We didn’t press the panic button because as I said earlier, you will have some bad matches in T20s and especially in these circumstances the toss becomes important, the base dew becoming a game-changer. If the team bats first So one gets to chase the game in the other, you can see the difference,” he said.
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“The dew looks like the first team to bat is playing on a different surface than the chasing team.” he said.
He ended the press conference in a cheeky manner when a journalist asked, “What if New Zealand beat Afghanistan? What would you do?” “Then we’ll pack our bags and go home. What’s left then,” he smiled.
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