Stop panicking, says Ravindra Jadeja to Team India

Ravindra Jadeja

Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has said that it would not be an uphill task for his team to win the final ODI against New Zealand. He urged his team-mates to show some composure and avoid panicking which had cost them the series.

Jadeja said: “It is just that we panic a bit and we have to reduce that percentage, those little errors. I don’t think there is any major problem as to why we are not clicking in batting and bowling. We just need to avoid panicking and we can get positive results.

“We want to win. We will have to win to keep a good morale for the Test series and going forward on the tour.”

Despite not having won a single match in the tour so far, Jadeja thinks Team India does not have bigger issues to worry about. He said: “I don’t think there is a big difference in what the two sides are doing at the moment. It is about small things. In one-day cricket, two-three overs can make a difference, if you concede extra runs or cannot score enough in that period. That is a problem for us and we have to avoid mistakes in such times.

“They were not stepping out against me. Kane Williamson‘s game is to step out all the time, but he did not do that in the last match. That is the difference between when it turns and when it does not. I stick to my strength and do not try anything new.

“It depends on the situation. In cricket, only if you get some help from the wicket does the bowler think [about getting wickets] and putting the opposition under pressure. If there is nothing happening on the wicket, the bowler always thinks that he should not go for a boundary.”

With only one more match remaining in the ODI series, India have already lost the series 0-3 to the Kiwis.