'I hope people cut them some slack and have empathy' - Dinesh Karthik after India's loss to NZ

India suffered their second consecutive loss in the Super 12 stages of the 2021 edition of the T20 World Cup on 31st October 2021, as New Zealand crushed Virat Kohli and his men with 8 wickets to spare in Dubai.

Indian cricketer Dinesh Karthik said that the players will also be dealing with a lot of inner demons when they go back to the dressing room. Karthik also requested the fans to be ‘kind’ to the Indian cricket team.

Karthik also added that India’s campaign has been a pressure-filled one, and requested the Indian fans to show some empathy towards the Indian side as they have been traveling for a long time and need a break.

“When you go back to a room, you’re all by yourself and you know you’ll be asking a lot of questions to yourself and you’ll be dealing with a lot of inner demons. I just wish all the supporters of India understand and are in many ways kind to the Indian team.

Because when they left the Indian shores, it was on May 19th and as we sit here and speak today it is closing in on November, and every day has been pressure-filled. I do hope that you know people cut them some slack and have some empathy,” said Karthik while speaking to Cricbuzz.

We have one of the most charismatic cricketers in Virat Kohli: Dinesh Karthik

Dinesh Karthik also added that the Indian dressing room has one of the most charismatic cricketers in Virat Kohli and one of the greatest leaders in MS Dhoni. Adding that even Head Coach Ravi Shastri has a lot of positive things to say, Karthik concluded by stating that there is positivity in the Indian camp.

“We have one of the most charismatic cricketers (Virat Kohli) and one of the greatest leaders (MS Dhoni) there, so you don’t need any better help than him. Apart from that, you have Ravi Shastri who’s pretty positive and has good things to say constantly about Indian cricket and the Indian cricketers so you know you have positivity there,” said Karthik.