Key for Indian cricket's progress is not to lose hope: Tendulkar

Mumbai, Mar.25 (ANI): The Indian cricket team has also gone through a tough phase since winning the World Cup in April last year, batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar said on Sunday, and added that the key to recovery lay in not losing hope.

"Wherever we go, we want to win. When you lose the number one ranking, it means someone is playing better cricket than you, you need to perform better and win. That is what we go out for. At no stage should we lose hope. It is a rough patch but we can overcome that obstacle, we require hard work and we will do that," Tendulkar told media during an interaction here.

"I think our team has had a few injuries. During the England tour, we suffered because of injuries. I don't want to give excuses because whoever plays, he is expected to do well. I can't pinpoint reasons but we can get better," he said.

"I don't know how to put it across. I don't think you can find solutions in 3-4 sentences. It is a process. When we became number one, it was a process and we will have to repeat that," he added. (ANI)