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Team India batting coach Sitanshu Kotak has stated that the Indian batting line-up should adapt to the conditions rather than thinking negatively about the surface from the first ball of the game. Notably, his comments came after India’s collapse against South Africa in the Super8 round.
Speaking exclusively in the pre-match press conference, Kotak has asserted that the defeat against South Africa was the worst game Team India has played in the last 24 months in the shortest format of the game.
"During the bilaterals, the batting was clicking. Last game the batting was concerning. I'm not looking at individual failures. We should take the last game in stride, it's the worst game we've played in two years. Openers haven't clicked either. It's fine, I wouldn't stress too much on it. Not really that concerned," Sitanshu Kotak said during the pre-match press conference
"I don't think we struggle on black soil. If picthes become slow in T20, batting becomes a struggle. If there's a collapse, we can't blame the surface. We have done reasonably well, there isn't much concern. If you lose a couple of wickets, you have to wait and see how the ball is moving. It's more about when and how to adapt to the conditions rather than thinking negatively from ball one," he said.
Furthermore, Kotak admitted that the Indian team, led by Suryakumar Yadav, knows how to handle pressure moments and come back stronger. India will next lock horns with Zimbabwe at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Thursday, February 26.
"When you go to bed there's pressure. There's always anxiety but you learn to deal with it. For a professional a part of their life and has to be dealt with positively. If we want to win the World Cup we have to handle the pressure, there's nothing this team can't handle," he concluded.
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