New Delhi: India Assistant Coach Ryan Ten Duchard Continuing their poor performance in overseas T20Is, the Indian team did not back down and suffered another series defeat. After being whitewashed 0-2 by Ireland, India lost the five-match T20I series 0-3 to England with one game remaining. More than a dozen Saudis said India first needs to accept the fact that it is not performing well overseas. “We’ve talked a lot about adaptation, and it’s easy to say we need to adapt, that’s easy to say, but actually now we need to understand the process, what’s needed to make these adaptations,” said 10. Duchart.“I don’t want to come out and defend the players and I don’t want to be too critical, but the players have a responsibility to accept that the facts are really bad and look at the evidence in front of them,” the coach said.This is the first time since February 2019 that India has lost two consecutive bilateral T20I series. That year, they lost 1-2 in New Zealand and lost 0-2 at home to Australia.England also created history by defeating India in a bilateral T20I series of two or more matches for the first time. India had won five of the six previous series between the two teams, one of which ended in a draw.Dozens of Saudi Arabians say players must now focus on succeeding in a challenging environment overseas rather than relying on performances at home.“The challenge for the team, mentally and mentally, is to accept that we didn’t perform well in foreign conditions and tell the players that in two years’ time in Australia the big prize is going to be there. Do we want to be a team that breaks 250 meters in India and looks great hitting an 80-metre six at Eden Gardens, or do we want to come to a place like Manchester, Southampton, where things are slightly different and, further, the MCG.“These are places where we want to be a team that performs well in different conditions and do we have the mentality to make those adjustments. That’s the mental challenge and we need the players to take on that,” he added.India will look to avoid a 4-0 deficit when they take on England in the fifth and final T20I in Southampton on Saturday.
