India was under pressure to win its Super Four match against Sri Lanka: Deep Dasgupta. At the moment, India’s chances of reaching the Asia Cup finals appear slim.
With two consecutive losses to Pakistan and Sri Lanka, Team India’s chances of reaching the Asia Cup finals appear slim at the moment. Captain Rohit Sharma stated in the post-match press conference that the players are relaxed, but the fans are not.
It was a must-win game for the Indian team, but they lost by 6 wickets after a poor start in the second innings. Bhuvneshwar Kumar scored 14 runs in the 19th over, putting pressure on Arshdeep in the final over. Despite his best efforts, Sri Lanka managed to win the match.
Former India international Deep Dasgupta believes the team was under pressure from the start due to the importance of the game. He also suggested that Indian cricketers learn to carry the target on their backs.
“It just felt like India was under a little bit of pressure not to lose.” If you want to be a good team, you must become accustomed to carrying the target behind your back. If you want to be a top team, you must learn to live with that target. Sri Lanka is a good team that may not be on par in terms of names, pedigree, and so on, but they will come at you hard because they have nothing to lose. So, I believe we must learn how to deal with pressure. “It’s not about skill, but about dealing with pressure,” said Deep Dasgupta on CricTracker’s ‘BatBricks7 presents Run Ki Runneeti’.
I don’t believe we should be concerned at this time: Deep Dasgupta
A few former cricketers, as well as some fans, expressed concern about certain players on the team. Harbajan Singh, for example, questioned why India did not select Umran Malik and Deepak Chahar, while fans want to know why Mohammad Shami was not considered for the bowling lineup.
Despite the heartbreak, the 45-year-old believes the team should not panic. Players will have bad days, and team management cannot replace a player every time he fails to perform.
“If we change a player every time because of their previous performance, it will be like a musical chair.” I don’t believe we should be concerned at this time. Yes, two back-to-back losses is something that’s very difficult to digest but someone doesn’t become a bad player overnight. It’s important to show faith and continue with them,” said the former cricketer on the same show.
India’s chances of making the final are dependent on how well they and the other teams perform in the tournament. For the time being, they would hope that Afghanistan and Sri Lanka defeat Pakistan while crushing Afghanistan. In the midst of ifs and buts, the team can finally introduce Deepak Chahar in their final super four match.
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