New Delhi. Batsman Sachin Tendulkar on Saturday said that he is deeply disappointed by India’s humiliating defeat in the T20 World Cup semi-final at the hands of England but has criticized the team’s assessment from critics. urged not to do so on the ground of defeat. England beat India by ten wickets in the semi-final.
Tendulkar said in a video sent to media outlets, “I know the semi-final loss against England was disappointing. That’s what I believe too. We are well wishers of Indian cricket.”
#WATCH , I know that the Semi Finals against England was very disappointing. Let’s accept that we did not put up a good total on the board. It was a tough game for us, a bad and disappointing defeat. We have been World number 1 T-20 side as well: Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar to ANI pic.twitter.com/zjT3SjwZ8l
— ANI (@ANI) November 12, 2022
He added, “But don’t judge your team on the basis of this performance. We have also been the number one T20 team in the world. Number one is not reached overnight. For this one has to play good cricket for a long time which this team has played.
Former England captain Michael Vaughan has described the Indian team as the worst limited-overs team in history for not performing up to expectations as India have not won an ICC title since the 2013 Champions Trophy.
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Tendulkar said, “168 on Adelaide was not a good score. The boundary is very short on that ground so around 190 runs should have been scored. Even our bowlers could not take wickets.
Supporting the team, the former captain said that defeat and victory are part of the game. He said, “I am not saying that this kind of performance is okay. Players don’t get off to fail. They always play to win but it doesn’t happen every day. There are ups and downs in the game. We can’t always win.”