Sachin Tendulkar on Saturday said he too has been left disappointed by India’s humiliating loss to England in the T20 World Cup semi-final but urged the critics not to “judge” the side on the basis of one defeat.
England hammered India by 10 wickets after Rohit Sharma’s much-vaunted batting line-up failed to fire in the first 10 overs at the Adelaide Oval on Thursday.
“I know the semi-final was really, really disappointing against England. I’m of the same vote. We are all the well-wishers of Indian cricket,” Tendulkar was quoted as saying in a video.
“But also let us not judge our team only by this performance, because we have been the world No. 1 T20 side as well. To get to that No.1 spot, it does not happen overnight. You have to play good cricket over a period of time,” he added.
“168 at Adelaide wasn’t a great total. The dimension of the ground is completely different... I would have said maybe 190 or so... 168 at Adelaide is equivalent to 150 or so on any other ground.”