We have to curb playing too many shots early on: Yuvraj Singh

Wellington (PTI): Dashing middle order batsman Yuvraj Singh on Thursday refused to read much into India's seven-wicket defeat in the tour opener but admitted his side could not afford to repeat the mistakes in the do-or-die second Twenty20 international against New Zealand.

Yuvraj said playing too many shots early in the innings was the reason behind India's downfall in the first game at Christchurch and his batsmen will try to build partnerships to win the second match tomorrow and square the two-match Twenty20 series.

"We did some mistakes. It is the start of the new tour and we have to understand the conditions and the wickets. So hopefully we will make less errors in the next game," Yuvraj said.

"We actually played too many shots. The moment we got going we got out. We didn't have too many early partnerships.

So I guess we need to assess the conditions better in the next game and make a proper plan. The batsmen need to take more responsibility," he said ahead of tomorrow's match.

Despite the seven-wicket defeat at Christchurch, Yuvraj said the team spirit was high.