India women's kabaddi 2012 World Cup-winning captain Suvarna Bartakke felt the defending champions failed to cope with the pressure during their 24-27 loss to Iran at the Asian Games final in Jakarta yesterday.

"I have played at that level and can understand the pressure they had to deal with. Our raiders failed to earn points frequently. Their defenders performed brilliantly and applied tremendous pressure on us," Bartakke told mid-day yesterday.