India vs South Africa, 3rd T20I: I didn't change anything much but the wicket was good and I played my game, says Ruturaj Gaikwad

Cuttack but they bounced back in style with a 48-run win. Opener Ruturaj Gaikwad, who was under pressure, took the bull by its horns and gave India a flying start. What did he do differently on Tuesday night? "Nothing. I felt the wicket was slightly better than the last two games. In the previous games, the ball was stopping a bit when batting first. Batting on this wicket was nice as the ball was coming on to the bat well. So, I changed nothing much with my process etc as my thought process and everything else was the same. I felt the wicket here was on the better side," he said with a smile after the match.

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The Indian team management was under severe pressure to ring in a few changes in the third T20I against South Africa as the hosts were trailing 0-2 in the five-match series. However, they didn't succumb to the pressure and instead showed immense faith in the players' ability to bounce back and keep

What was the talk after the Cuttack loss? "The conversation was mainly about being positive. We had played well in both the previous games. There were just a few crunch moments where they overtook us and they played really well in those moments. They made sure that they won those moments against us. Overall, I felt that we played well in both the games and gave our best shot. It's just that they batted well. Today, you can see that we bowled really well and they had a batting collapse," he said and added, "Coming here we were just sticking to whatever we did in the previous games and looked to improve as a team and a group. Bowling wise, I think, there was more awareness about the conditions and what we needed to do."