India captain Shikhar Dhawan applauded the inexperienced Indian team despite their batting collapse and defeat in the third T20I against Sri Lanka. However, he was happy with the way India’s young team tried their best despite losing almost all of their side to isolation protocols following Krunal Pandya’s COVID-19 positive result.

Dhawan, while speaking at the post-match presentation backed the team which could only manage only 81 for 8 in the 20 overs. “It was a difficult situation for us. As a team we decided to stay and play these games. Really proud of the boys as well. They showed great character in the last two games. Their attitude was tremendous,” he said.

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He again shared: “We wanted to win as well, in every game you learn. It was an off-day four our batting unit. We lost too many wickets, SL bowled well. I got out first ball… and when you lose early wickets with not much batting, you get a lot of pressure. It’s a game of pressuer, and we got to the 80s, that was the best we could do today.”

Meanwhile, after the game, Shikhar Dhawan was seen having a chat with the Sri Lanka team, sharing his experience as well. He said: “Both teams played in great spirit. It’s beautiful that we were competitive in the field and respect was there. The Sri Lankan boys wanted to know what’s my process, I was just sharing my experience. I hope they enjoyed listening to it. And, congratulations to the Sri Lankan team.”

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Team India have won the three-match One Day International series quite convincingly under Shikhar Dhawan whereas they lost the shortest format by 1-2 as well. On the other hand, the main team is currently in England for the upcoming five-match Test series which is all set to begin next month.