‘We’re so used to batting sixes’: India coach won’t sugarcoat humiliating 2-0 Ireland cricket news

India assistant coach Ryan Ten Duchard admitted there was “disbelief” in the dressing room after the T20 world champions lost 2-0 to Ireland, saying the visitors were “not outdone and smart” as they failed to adapt to the conditions.After losing by 34 runs in the first T20I, India fell behind by one run in the second match on Sunday, handing Ireland their first win over India in the T20I series.“I think it’s a little bit unbelievable that we just won the World Cup. We were outclassed by a team that did the basics very well. First of all credit to Ireland and secondly we learned how to adapt to different conditions and play against different teams and that was the biggest takeaway from this series,” Ten Duchard said at the post-match press conference.The former Netherlands international said India did not understand the playing conditions well enough and strong winds played a key role.“I think (conditions) were a big factor and I think that’s essentially why we failed… We just didn’t address those issues well. The biggest thing was the wind, but there’s absolutely no excuses. We have to find solutions to different challenges in different ways.“Ireland’s basic skills were very good and we couldn’t compete with that. We were probably too used to the tempo style where you can hit sixes more freely. We have to be smarter in situations like this,” he added.Dozens of Saudis felt that the Indian bowlers adapted better in the second match, when they restricted Ireland to 154 runs (8 runs), but said the batting unit was unable to make the same adjustment.“I thought we adjusted really well as a bowling unit today. We bowled smarter and that probably reflected in the runs they put on the board today. But with the ball, they have excelled both as seamers and spinners, and this reflects in the economy.“Their bowlers are scoring less than seven runs per over and we need to learn from that. We need to adapt quicker and we want the kids to make those adjustments quicker,” he said.India lost early wickets in the chase but Ten Dushat said the team will not abandon its attacking approach in the powerplay.“I think it’s been a big part of the team the last three or four years. We really try to dominate the power play. We want to get that balance…Obviously, if you lose two wickets in the powerplay and don’t score on the board, it does put a lot of pressure on the middle order.“I would certainly say it with great caution, let’s be very careful from the start, that’s not the way we want to play. We want to take better options and give ourselves a better chance of dominating the power play.”India will now travel to England where they will play five T20Is and three ODIs, with the series beginning on July 1 at Chester-le-Street.