England lost the T20I series 1-4 to India, before losing the ODI series opener in Nagpur by four wickets .<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI know the tour hasn\u2019t results-wise been the best, but we\u2019ve just got to keep sticking to what we believe in as a group and sticking tight together \u2013 hopefully we can reap some rewards.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cYou\u2019ve got to remember coming to India and playing against India is probably one of the hardest jobs (in cricket). If we can put up a good fight in these last couple of games, we could potentially walk away with the ODI series win.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cThings like that don\u2019t happen that often in India. We\u2019re just looking ahead now. It\u2019s important to move on otherwise a lot of things can linger around and you could take past failures into the next game, which is what nobody wants,\u201d Mahmood was quoted as saying by The Independent on Saturday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
He also felt that tearaway quick Jofra Archer hasn\u2019t got much luck in picking wickets, as India\u2019s batters are using his pace to get their runs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cFigures in this format, especially T20, they don\u2019t always do people justice. You see some guys bowling a pile of rubbish some days and they get wickets.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cThen you see someone like Jof running in, bowling rockets, swinging the ball and you just have to give credit to batters. That\u2019s been the case out here, but I think Jof\u2019s been bowling really well \u2013 he\u2019s a match-winner, he\u2019s that X-factor bowler that we\u2019ve got. From within the group, everyone\u2019s happy with how he\u2019s going,\u201d he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Mahmood signed off by saying playing on Indian pitches will assist England in their preparation for the Champions Trophy, where they will play their Group B matches in Pakistan.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cPlaying against this opposition and on these wickets will sharpen up my game so, when you go out to Pakistan, you\u2019ll be in a good place ready to compete from game one. If you look at the Champions Trophy, it\u2019s not that long at all, you\u2019re playing a max of five games and the first three are hugely important to qualify (for the knockout stages).<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Mahmood signed off by saying playing on Indian pitches will assist England in their preparation for the Champions Trophy, where they will play their Group B matches in Pakistan.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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