It was just one-off game: Washington Sundar on loss to NZ in T20I opener

India allrounder Washington Sundar termed their loss to New Zealand in the opening T20I here as a oneoff defeat and backed the hosts to bounce back in the threematch seriesChasing an competitive 177 Indias topthree including inform Shubman Gill 7 were dismissed for just 15 runs inside 19 balls making the task difficult for the remaining batters with the home team settling for 155 for 9 handing New Zealand a 21run win their first victory of the tour on Friday nightNew Zealand were swept 03 in the preceding ODI series by India before the newlook home side under Hardik Pandya took over for the T20 legI think it was just a oneoff game said Washington who scored a quickfire 28ball 50 besides returning with tidy figures of 222I dont think that just because it was spinning so much we have to address anything Just that oneoff game Had we got off to a flier or a better start things wouldve been much different Obviously it did spin and you will see such wickets here and thereAlso readFeels good when team captain backs you Shubman Gill after win against Sri Lanka in 1st ODIpeople over here and players in our team have played on such wickets in the IPL and even in the Indian team So just that oneoff game where certain things didnt go our way he addedWill you stop going to a restaurant if you dont get your favourite biryaniBut his responses seemed unconvincing for a journalist who went on to probe further and asked whether they should change their top orderThis time the youngster was at his wittiest bestDo you really think a change is needed If you dont get your favourite biryani in one of the restaurants you will never go to that restaurantAll of them have made so many runs Its just one day It happens to anyone even New Zealand collapsed in Raipur 108 all out in 343 overs in the second ODI Washington saidIt did not mean they had to change their top order Its a game where anything can happen We will have to be patient At the end of the day its a sport where both teams cannot win and all 22 players cannot perform All of them have done well to get to this stageThe 23yearold backed leftarm pacer Arshdeep Singh who registered poor figures of 40511 and young pace sensation Umran Malik who conceded 16 runs in the only over he bowled during New Zealands inningsHe Arshdeep has taken so many wickets for India and in the IPL We are also human beings we also want to play the sport When the competition is very high and the opposition is of the highest quality such things can happen Washington said in support of his teammateThe way he Malik bowled against Sri Lanka and New Zealand in ODIs thats why we all know hes here Hes an Xfactor someone who bowls above 150 consistently and thats a rare qualityWashington went on to hail the team management under head coach Rahul Dravidalso with this management they are very calm and patient keen as long as we are learning from all the mistakes thats an amazing quality Going forward we will be a very very strong side he saidHe also praised Kiwi allrounder Daryl Mitchell for his unbeaten 59 off 30 balls which eventually made the differenceObviously Daryls innings was very crucial for them Around 150 would be par we would have been very happy with that But he made the difference by actually getting a halfcentury for himself he concludedThe second T20I will be played in Lucknow on SundayThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever