Indian batsman K L Rahul says he regrets exhausting the review that could have saved the wickets of Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Dinesh karthik in the tied Asia Cup clash against Afghanistan on Tuesday in Dubai.
Both Dhoni and Karthik were given out LBW in calls that would have been overturned under the Decision Review System (DRS) but India could not appeal as opener Rahul (60) had used up the only review unsuccessfully.
"Sometimes you can sit back and review the review you took and say maybe you could have left it to the guys at the end but I felt like I could have been struck outside so I took that chance,” said Rahul.
Rahul said he would be more cautious in future situations. India are already through to the tournament final, which is scheduled for Friday.
India had been set a target of 253 by a determined Afghanistan, who hung in there to steal a tie, bowling out India for 252 in a thriller.
India were cruising along at 204/4 before a collapse changed the face of the match dramatically but Rahul rejected suggestions that the middle-order has become a cause of concern for the team.
"As opening batsmen when we start like that we back ourselves to finish the game and not to get middle order guys to struggle. I don't think it's a concern,” added Rahul.
(With inputs from PTI)
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