Dinesh Karthik says that he wanted to absorb the pressure and help the team to win

India beat the Windies by five wickets in the T20I's first game of the three-game series at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Sunday. During the race to the 110 difficult, the Indian team stuttered as tourists took ticket windows at regular intervals, not allowing guests to settle. However, a 38 – round partnership between Dinesh Karthik and Manish Pandey helped to stabilize the Indian innings in the middle of the pbades as they approached the victory. After the dismissal of Manish Pandey, Karthik played intelligent cricket, taking no unnecessary risk, and maintained the scorecard. Karthik and his newcomer, Krunal Pandya, have formed an undefeated partnership of 27 points to help India to impose it.

Speaking of his calculated runs, Karthik said his role in the team was to absorb the pressure and help India win.

"Going down the sequence, I just wanted to absorb the pressure and try to help the team win, that's my role," Karthik said after the match.

"As a senior player, I keep telling myself that it takes to absorb the pressure, but at the same time, play cricket, make sure I challenge the bowlers." no need to hit a rate of 150 in this game, "added Karthik.

That wicket had a lot of bowlers and drummers.

"It's a good wicket, there's plenty for the bowlers, it's good to beat too, but there's always something for the bowlers," Karthik said. [19659003] The second match between India and the Windies will take place on November 6 at the Ekana International Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. India led the series of three games 1-0.

( With IANS entries )