Rajkot, Jan. 14 -- Following his side's loss to New Zealand in the second ODI, Indian skipper Shubman Gill reflected on his team's lack of wickets in the middle overs and concluded that the Men in Blue could have been much more brave with the ball in that particular phase of the game.

Despite two early wickets, a batting masterclass from Daryl Mitchell (131*) and Will Young (87) sunk India to a seven-wicket loss against New Zealand, as they chased down 285 successfully with 15 balls to go. KL Rahul's brilliant 112* in 92 went in vain as an exciting series decider is set up for Sunday.

Speaking during the post-match presentation, Mitchell said, "We could not pick up any wickets in the middle overs. With five fielders in, if you do not ke...