Srinagar: The under fire Team India T20 side skipper Hardik Pandya after India’s T20I series loss to West Indies has said that it is good to loss sometimes.
Hardik Pandya lost his first T20I series as captain after the Romario Shepherd-inspired West Indies outplayed India in the fifth encounter at the Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground.
“If you see, we lost that period post 10 overs. Since when I came, I wasn’t able to capitalise and I took my time and could not finish,” said Pandya, who scored 14 off 18 balls in the T20I series decider.
“I believe that as a group we have to challenge ourselves. All these games are the games where we have to learn. We have spoken as a group that whenever we can take the hard way we will. In hindsight, one series here or there doesn’t matter but the commitment to the goal is important.”
“It’s a long way. We have the ODI World Cup coming up. And sometimes losing is good. You get to learn a lot. And special mention for all the boys. They showed great character. Winning and losing is a part of the process and we are going to make sure we learn from that,” Pandya added.
Pandya’s bowling decisions were also questioned by his critics in the recently concluded T20I series. The star all-rounder went wicketless and the pacer didn’t even complete his full quota of overs in the 5th T20I.
“It is what I feel at the moment, I don’t plan much. If I see a situation, whatever my gut says I follow, ” Pandya explained.
“They’ve got heart. That is something that’s very important in international cricket. Every youngster coming through has belief. That’s something I see very often now. Kudos to them, they came out and took responsibility. I can’t be happier as a captain,” Pandya concluded.