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The Indian cricket team had a mixed outing on the tour of West Indies. Though they won the Test and ODI series, while giving opportunities to plenty of youngsters, the T20I series resulted in a bitter 2-3 defeat. The critics, sensing a big opportunity, haven’t shied away from targeting the Indian team. Amid the discussions over Team India’s future, veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin<\/a> shared a quote that India’s former skipper MS Dhoni<\/a> and a few of his coaches told him.<\/p>\n The likes of Yashasvi Jaiswal<\/a>, Ishan Kishan<\/a>, Shubman Gill<\/a>, Sanju Samson<\/a>, Tilak Varma<\/a>, Mukesh Kumar<\/a>, etc. got plenty of opportunities on the tour. In fact, it was a landmark moment for Mukesh, who made his debut in all three formats during the series.<\/p>\n While there were some positives, there were a few negatives too, especially in the T20Is. Ashwin, in a video on his YouTube channel<\/a>, quoted Dhoni as he said shared a beautiful teaching he got from the former captain and a few coaches.<\/p>\n “MS Dhoni and a few coaches of mine have said this: ‘When you lose you learn so many things. But people who learn even when they win, will become champions,” he said.<\/p>\n Ashwin further went on to speak about the concerning areas in the team, including the batting depth that even the head coach Rahul Dravid<\/a> had spoken about.<\/p>\n “So, we can learn so many things from this series loss. How can we increase the batting depth? See, there is a debate on this topic itself. How can we increase the batting depth from number 8? That’s one thing. “Should we play a bowler just because he will give us a few runs with the bat at number 8, or should we try to improve the batting arsenal of the available bowlers? If a certain bowler can score 5 runs in 4 balls, should we improve his batting skill and make him score those 5 runs in 2 balls? Should we give him that practice instead? Whatever is said and done, this requires personal leadership,” he further said.<\/p>\n Ashwin feels even if the players will improve 1 percent with the opportunities given to them, that’s promising for the future.<\/p>\n “If they can improve even 1%, it will augur well for our future. If there is role clarity, then everyone will get better individually,” he opined.<\/p>\n
The other thing is how can we improve with the available resources?<\/p>\n