The only way is up from here on,' a dejected WV Raman said on Saturday while questioning the technical acumen of some of his players, after the Indian women's team went down to England for its seventh straight T20 loss.
"Basically, first they need to work a lot on their skills," coach Raman told reporters when asked if a mental conditioning expert is the need of the hour for the women's team.
"Once the development in terms of skills happen, then all other things come into play because tactically everybody is aware of what needs to be done, but tactics cannot be executed unless the technical base is good enough," he added after the final T20I.
Despite the 0-3 whitewash in the T20 series, Raman said he was not crestfallen and is looking ahead to the future with many youngsters coming up.
"It is just that the newcomers need to get a little bit of experience to know what to do under a little bit of pressure and challenge. Once that improves, I think it will be a very good situation for us in the future," he said.
"So I am not totally either sulking or mourning about it. From here on, the only way is up. That is the way I would look at it."