'It Depends On What Team & Coach Want': Sandeep Patil Opens Up On India Failing On Rank Turner vs New Zealand

Former Indian cricketer Sandeep Patil has said that the decision to play on a particular type of pitch at home is made by the captain and coach only after taking into account the team's strengths. India, having lost the first two Tests and eventually the series, India prepared a rank turner for the final Test in Mumbai but fell in their own trap, losing by 25 runs. Rohit Sharma's Indian team will soon be hitting the Aussie shores with their pride at stake, having been blanked 0-3 by New Zealand at home which has thrown their plans for the World Test Championship into disarray as well. Asked if playing on turning pitches at home was the right approach with the WTC final at stake, Patil said that the decision to prepare a certain type of pitch lies with the management. "It all depends on what the team and the coach want. It is dependent on the strength of the team. Gautam Gambhir and Rohit Sharma are the right people to talk about it, they know their strength," Patil told the media in Mumbai during the launch of his book 'Beyond Boundaries'."All that we do is watch and wish for their success. No one feels good when our team loses but defeats teach a lot of things," Patil added. The former Indian cricketer expressed confidence that the Indian team is way too good to be bogged down by setbacks and believed they will make a strong comeback Down Under. "They have to play against Australia in Australia, they will have to forget what happened there last time. They will also have to forget what happened in this series (against New Zealand) and look forward," Patil said. "We lost all practice games before winning the World Cup, so they should remember, you have to think positive and play positively only then you will get a positive result," Patil added.