We did not put up a good total on the board: Sachin Tendulkar on India’s semifinal loss against England

Sharing his thoughts on India’s defeat against England in the semi-final of the T20 World Cup, legendary India batsman Sachin Tendulkar urged the fans of Team India not to judge the team on the basis of this one performance. The Little Master also admitted that India did not score well on the board, making it very easy for the opposition to chase.

“I know the semi-final against England was very disappointing. Let’s admit we didn’t score well on the board. It was a tough game for us, a bad and disappointing loss. We have been the world No. 1 T-20 side too. ,” Sachin Tendulkar told news agency ANI.

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The Rohit Sharma-led side suffered a crushing 10-wicket defeat at the hands of England in the T20 World Cup semi-final on Thursday. The Indian attack failed to break the opening stand of England’s Jos Buttler and Alex Hales as the pair shared a record 170-run partnership, ending the chase with four overs to spare.

Tendulkar insisted that Team India has risen to No. 1 in the rankings, which is something that does not happen overnight and fans should not judge the team on the basis of its performance.

“To reach that No. 1 spot, it doesn’t happen overnight. Let us not judge our team on the basis of this performance,” Tendulkar said.

Tendulkar said, “The players also did not want to go out and fail. In the game, these are ups and downs. We have to stick together in this.”

Originally published at Pen 18