‘Such A Defeat…’: Ex-Pakistan Captain Raises ‘Confidence’ Point As West Indies Stun India | Cricket News

After India’s shock 3-2 loss to West Indies within the T20I sequence, former Pakistan capatain Salman Butt stated that such a defeat will certainly dent the arrogance of the Hardik Pandya-led facet. Brandon King’s excellent unbeaten 85-run knock helped the Caribbean crew to register an eight-wicket win over India within the series-deciding fifth T20I in Lauderhill, Florida on Sunday. The Rovman Powell-led facet gained the primary two matches earlier than India bounced again to degree the rating. In the ultimate sport, Windies dominated India and registered a snug victory.

“It doesn’t matter what the format is or who the opposition is. Winning does boost the side’s confidence for their next assignment. (Similarly) a defeat surely dents confidence,” Butt stated in a present on his YouTube channel.

“For any team, such a defeat surely dents confidence,” he added.

It is price noting that India rested veteran gamers like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ravindra Jadeja and Mohammed Shami for the T20I sequence in opposition to West Indies. A brand new batch included some debutants in Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tilak Varma and Mukesh Kumar.

Butt was important of the younger Indian crew — that additionally had the likes of star gamers in Hardik Pandya, Shubman Gill, Sanju Samson and Suryakumar Yadav — after its sequence loss to Windies.

“Many would say that it was a T20I series, and several of India’s top players were missing. But at the same time, this is India’s normal practice. It wasn’t the first time that a young side was picked. It also wasn’t that West Indies are a very big team, and it was very difficult for India to beat them,” Butt added.