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Kuala Lumpur, Sept 22: Indian skipper Rahul Dravid today refused to pick on individuals for the numbing defeat to Australia but said it was for the players themselves to think about it and set things right before the Champions Trophy. Describing the overall performance of the team as "very hard to stomach", Dravid said batting especially was something that needed to be worked on as a target of 213 was something that the team should have achieved.
"We lost with the bat today. We should have been able to get to 213. But we did not string enough partnerships, we needed another batsman in the top order to get a 50," he said after the 18-run loss that put India out of the tri-series. Australia who will meet the West Indies in the final on Sunday.
"Except for the first match we did not bat well. We will have to individually and collectively think about it. "I should have also done a lot better in the tournament. The results could have been better if I had batted well. I am not going to pick on individuals but they themselves will have to introspect," Dravid said.
The Indian skipper admitted that the defeat hurt especially after they had put in a good bowling performance. "Today's performance was hard to stomach. It is something we will have to better," he said. (Agencies)
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