Pant took them to tea for the loss of one more wicket, batting in a way he normally doesn’t. India were 107 for 4 after 50 overs.
“I think in this innings I was not in a state of mind where I wanted to take charge of the game because the wicket was doing too much,” he said. “And the kind of situation we were in and while playing inside I felt like I could play a bit of defensive cricket. Yes, there is a time to attack but when you have to feel that from inside. I can’t just foresee.” -meditate that I’m going to play this way, whatever the game was asking me to do on that given day, that’s what I try to do and that was the mentality.”
“I think it’s not very difficult,” Pant said while talking about prioritizing survival over stroke play. “Yes, the initial part would be very difficult because when you see a ball you can hit it, but sometimes you have to play more sensible cricket, I would say. There could be a 50-50 chance that I could have taken advantage of at the beginning of this innings, but sometimes you have to play cricket safer, especially the way you [SCG] The wicket was behaving, we knew if we got one more wicket here we might lose two or three in quick succession so that was the idea behind the way he was playing and the last match there wasn’t much to do with the guy of objective that we had. I think I had to play that. [defensively] way, so I think I’m pretty good with the way I’m playing.
Pant is in no mood to completely sacrifice his gifts. “I think what you want most is to support whatever way you’ve played, but in the end you have to keep evolving. “I feel there is no one way to play cricket, but whatever is most natural is always better, but you have to find that balance between playing aggressive cricket and having that balance when you play all those shots and that’s what I’m trying to do.
“I just try to make the most of the way I’m playing and keep it simple, not think too much because you know when you’re not having the best of tours you can think too much, but I just try to keep it simple and give my 200% in the game. field and that’s the idea of playing cricket for me.
Rohit’s decision was a management decision – Pant
Bumrah, who took over from Rohit, had a simple message for India. “I think mainly the message is to be positive all the time, don’t think about what’s already happened, just do your best on the field,” Pant said, “and that’s what you want from your captain, like being in a positive mood.” and keep moving forward in the game every day.
“I don’t think there’s much to say because technology is a part that as a cricketer you can’t control,” Pant said, “but I think any decision we take on the field has to stay with the on-field umpire who is Lo only until, unless it is so conclusive, change the decision, I think we should stick with the referee’s break on the field is the referee’s decision at the end of the day. I can’t question that every day, but I guess the technology. It might be a little better.”
