Gautam Gambhir praises India's tenacity but calls for further improvement on turning pitches
Gautam Gambhir praised India for pulling off a tenacious Super Over win in the low-scoring third T20I against Sri Lanka for a series whitewash, but called for consistent improvement on pitches assisting sharp turn. In a contest delayed by an hour due to rain here on Tuesday, India struggled against both spin and pace on a fresh pitch to make a mere 137/9.
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But the Suryakumar Yadav-led side showed doggedness in the second half despite Sri Lanka's domination to force the contest into a Super Over, restricting the hosts to 137/8 from 129/4 after 18 overs, and eventually winning the match to seal a 3-0 win.
«Guys, congratulations on a great series win. Congratulations to Surya as well, outstanding captaincy and with the bat as well. I asked for something before the start of the game and you absolutely delivered it.
«This is what happens when you keep fighting, (and when) you don't give up,» Gambhir told the team in a dressing room chat shared by BCCI on 'X'.
«These kind of games happen and the only way these key games can happen (in favour) is when we keep fighting on every delivery and for every run and this was the example.»
Gambhir, however, urged the team to keep working on improving collectively on turning tracks which posed a different challenge to the batting group in particular.
«We keep getting better, we keep improving
