BCCI stands by India Team

NEW DELHI: A day after India crashed out of T20 World Cup; the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BBCI) came out here support of Team India and skipper MS Dhoni.

While talking to reporters, BCCI's media plus finance committee Chairman Rajiv Shukla said though it is a big loss yet all is not lost.

The team should now concentrate on the future events, Shukla said. "We must concentrate on the upcoming West Indies series," he added.

He also referred to Sehwag injury. "Sehwag not playing be a big loss," he said.

Shukla said that MS Dhoni is a great captain plus that the team possessed the ability of bouncing back.

MS Dhoni on Monday apologised to fans after crashing out of the ICC Twenty20 championship but rejected suggestions to exhaustion from playing too many games caused the failure of his top batsmen.

"We are sorry for what happened but we can say we gave our best," MS Dhoni said after losing to England by three wickets before thousands of Indian supporters on Lord's cricket ground in London.

"We had experienced guys who can handle the pressure. It was a day as nothing much worked for us."

The Indian media slammed Team India’s performance also said the close margin of defeat did not reflect how poorly the Indians played.