Learning from our mistakes: Shikhar Dhawan

Visakhapatnam, Decemeber 16: Indian batsmen have been found wanting against the moving ball of late but opener Shikhar Dhawan said they have learnt from the mistakes made in Dharamsala and Kolkata.

"We have learnt a lot of things. Especially when we played in Kolkata (during the first Test against SL) and in Dharamsala (first ODI)," said Dhawan on Saturday (December 16) ahead of the ODI series decider against Sri Lanka.

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"It was seaming and it was a damp wicket but we still went in with a positive intent and gave our best and of course, it didn't go our way but we all learnt from it. It's good sometimes when you fall, you learn a lot of things out of it," he said.

India made a bagful of runs in the second ODI but Dhawan said there were still important learnings to take from the game.

"The way we came back in the next game, in Mohali we felt that it was a damp wicket at the start but it wasn't. Still, the ball wasn't coming that nicely when we were batting at the start.

"We took the pressure nicely and changed the game after ten overs. As I said, it's always a learning curve, we are learning and we are going to get better from here," the left-handed opener said.

The southpaw was also all praise for his opening partner Rohit, who has led from the front in his first full series as captain.

"He has only been captain for two matches but I've known Rohit for a long time and I know what his character is like. He is a very chilled out captain and tells us to keep the basics right, we all know our roles, we just have to give our best and hats off to him for the way he performed in the last game. Very happy about it," said Dhawan.