Mumbai, April 16: Mumbai Indians captain Sachin Tendulkar blamed his team’s poor fielding, especially a first-ball dropped catch of Brendon McCullum (81), for the shock eight-wicket loss to IPL debutants Kochi Tuskers Kerala here.
“They fielded better. In bowling and batting we matched each other, but in the fielding department they were better as they held on to whatever catches they got. We missed those opportunities. All we need to do is to make sure we don’t repeat those mistakes,” Tendulkar said after Kochi chased down Mumbai’s imposing 182 for 2 with eight wickets and six balls to spare last night.
“When we started earlier we thought anywhere between 160-165 was a good total as the ball seamed around a bit initially and later on it was a good track to bat on.
-Agencies