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asst. coach pc points “It’s a very different group of players, but the players are fully aware of their responsibility,” Dosh said on the eve of the series-deciding third ODI. Under the captaincy of Lokesh Rahul, the Indian team won the first ODI in Ranchi by 17 runs but South Africa staged a stunning comeback with a four-wicket victory in Raipur.
The atmosphere in Visakhapatnam will be worth watching when the Indian and South African teams face each other for the final match of the series on Saturday. Assistant coach Ryan ten Douchet said on Friday that the Indian team is somewhat “desperate” to win the ongoing ODI series against South Africa as India recently lost the two-match Test series against South Africa 0-2 and the ODI series is now tied 1-1.
“It is a very different group of players, but the players are fully aware of their responsibility,” Dosh said on the eve of the series-deciding third ODI. Under the captaincy of Lokesh Rahul, the Indian team won the first ODI in Ranchi by 17 runs, but South Africa made a stunning comeback with a four-wicket victory in Raipur.
“We always want to win, so when we keep losing and the performance doesn’t live up to our expectations, I definitely think it’s a bit disappointing from a series point of view”, said Deutsch. However, Deutsch said the team’s players are used to handling such pressure situations. “I don’t think the pressure will ever be off this team,” said Deutsch. You know in a dual series when the series starts you are under pressure. We try to focus on the process. We try to assess what would be a good score and then the batting unit has to go ahead and get it.
The former Netherlands all-rounder admitted that Dew has played a key role in the last two games and knows that could be a factor in Saturday’s match as well. “Dew made a huge difference in the outcome of the match and his influence can be seen on Saturday,” he said. “Dew’s factor here is huge, obviously it’s not our fault, but it’s our responsibility to find a way to deal with it”, said Deutsch. Bridging the gap between batting and later batting is the biggest challenge for us.
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