India vs South Africa 3rd T20I: We have to improve, execute plans better in death overs, says Rahul Dravid. Cricket News – Times of India

INDORE: For the second time in a row, India’s bowlers scored over 200 runs in T20I series South AfricaWhich concluded with the hosts thrashing the hosts by 49 runs in the third T20I on Tuesday holkar Cricket stadium here. As has been the trend in their last few T20I outings, India conceded 73 runs in the last 5 overs. South Africa Total 227-3 in 20 overs.
Even as he admitted that his team needs to “improve, get better” and “execute our plans better” in the death overs going into the T20 World Cup in Australia, India’s head coach Rahul Dravid Defending the poor performance of his bowlers in the final overs, he said during the home T20I series “it was not easy to bowl at death on very flat wickets”. Australia and South Africa.
Defending his under-fire bowlers, especially the seamers, Dravidian He said that it was not easy for the bowlers of the rival team to restrict runs on the batting beauties either. “Obviously, you keep trying to do better in all departments (of the game). Definitely death bowling… you know to be fair it’s a very flat wicket, it’s not easy to bowl at death, but only It’s for our team, but the other team (also. Australia and South Africa are sides that have a lot of experience in their bowling attacks, and they have fought to the death too. So it’s not just us,” Dravid said. Said in the post- Match presser on Tuesday.

“But yes, I don’t think we have to look at them, we have to look at ourselves. We have to look at how we can improve and how we can be better. This is an area where we definitely need to improve.” And like to be better. Because we know when you play these big tournaments, margins can be really small, and every run, boundary counts. If we can cut them at any stage of the game , so it’s definitely going to make a difference,” Dravid said.
Later, answering a question on the medium pace’s poor form Harshal PatelDravid stressed on the need for his bowlers to execute the team’s plans better. “Certainly, he’s not alone. Overall, in the death (overs), everyone said, we need to get better, improve, execute better. Sometimes, it’s not about the plans. Sometimes, it’s about the plans. -Sometimes, we have some smart plans and strategies, but a lot of it comes down to that execution. The ability to deliver that yorker, or go slow, or hit the wide line, or whatever Yes. So, I will not exclude him individually. As a group, we need to do better,” Dravid said.

India coach was not bothered by Harshal’s inability to stop runs or pick up wickets after returning from an injury that left him out. Asia Cup, The Haryana player took just one wicket in three matches against Australia, while giving away 99 runs in 8 overs. Against South Africa, he started well, taking 2-26, conceding 89 runs in 8 overs and failing to take a wicket in the last 2 matches.
“I wouldn’t say it’s a concern. I’ve answered this question before. He’s been someone who has bowled well over the years. He’s just a month and a half back from the game. And “Coming back in some tough conditions. It’s not the easiest to get into bowling conditions after not playing for six weeks. We really support him. We know he has quality and ability,” Dravid said.

Dravid reposed his faith in him for what his bowlers, especially the fast bowlers, have got since the Asia Cup. “We definitely have faith in the boys. I mean when you look at the kind of group that we’ll take to Australia, they’ve all done well, and done well in the death too. It’s just us getting It is a question of doing it all together and hopefully executing them, come Australia,” he said.