IND vs NZ: Tough to swallow 0-3 loss to India, says Ross Taylor

New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor Monday said losing three matches in a row was a bitter pill to swallow but admitted his team could not match allround prowess of a far superior IndiaIndia beat New Zealand by seven wickets in the third ODI on Monday to take a seriesclinching 30 lead It is tough to swallow 30 loss But we have to give credit to the Indians They have been far too good in all the three matches India put us under pressure for a long period of time and got wickets at crucial times Taylor said at the postmatch press conferenceIndia are a step up in opposition They won key moments and put us under pressure We could not just capitalise when we were on a semidominant position We were threefour wickets down and 20 overs to go and long way behind the game We fought hard today but that was not just enough he added Taylor who topscored for New Zealand with a 106ball 93 said his side would look to do well in the remaining two matchesThere are two more matches to go Even though the series is gone there is still a lot of pride in the team Hamilton venue for fourth match is a good hunting ground for us as a team We have to get on to the business and hopefully we can bounce back in the last two matches he saidWe need to play better in all facets of the game Hopefully we can get back some pride back in the last two matches New Zealand made two changes to their team announced for the last two matches Ask about that Taylor said World Cup is not far way but still team combinations are to be sorted out Obviously new personnel coming in and hopefully they can bring in new edge to the teamAsked about India resting captain Virat Kohli for the last two matches Taylor said It is very tough to replace Virat Kohli He is an inspirational leader but I am sure they are trying to find combinations for the World Cup It gives an opportunity to a new playerTaylor also agreed to the view that Hardik Pandya who made it to the playing eleven after his suspension for sexist remarks on a TV show was lifted brought a lot of value addition to the Indian teamHe brings a lot of balance to the Indian side He got two wickets today and a good catch as well He uses his strength very well and with the wind also We wanted to do well against the spinners and I thought I would do that said TaylorAsked how New Zealand should learn to tackle the likes of Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal he said You have to be patient and acknowledge that they are going to bowl good balls You can catch up later with wickets in hand and we tried to do that todayCatch up on all the latest sports news and updates here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updatesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever