Srinagar: Stand-in in Team India skipper Rishabh Pant said that Team spinners were under lot of pressure to perform as in Indian conditions spinners play an important role.
Spin duo of Yuzvendra Chahal and Axar Patel bowled superbly to assist the India register a 48-run win over South Africa in the third T20 to keep series alive.
“The execution was spot-on from the bowlers and the batters. We were 15 runs short, but we weren’t thinking about that. Bowlers did a fantastic job for us,” Pant said in post-match presentation.
“In India, spinners play a big role. They contain the batsmen in the middle overs. So there is pressure on them to perform, but in such matches when it comes off, this is what happens,” he said.
However Pant was not pleased the way India’s middle order collapsed.
“I don’t think it’s a good thing for us (middle order not performing), but after a good start it’s difficult for new batsmen to go straight away. We will try to improve in the next match,” Pant said.
