Indian Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni held a press conference after the 7-wickets defeat from England in the 3rd Test Match played at Eden Gardens of Kolkata.
Dhoni dismissed all questions of his quitting the post of captaincy after the two successive and big defeats at home grounds.
"The easiest thing for me to say right now is to say, 'I quit captaincy' and be a part of the side. But that's like running away from the responsibility," Dhoni said.
"Of course there are others who will decide. There is BCCI and the administrative people who also want to look into that".
Dhoni said that it is in such crisis times that a team needs its captain.
"For me, my responsibility is to get the team together and be prepared for the next Test match. This is where experience will count. You have got the right mix of experienced and fresh guys".
"As a leader, this is a challenge that has been thrown up to me or towards me. It's always good to lead a side when everybody is doing well. That's a time when you don't need a leader. Leading a side is when the team is not doing well.
"You would try to gel the team well and back the senior guys and try to move in the right direction."
"I think England, Australia series were the lowest part. Because we were not really able to compete. We know what the faults are over here and we should be able to rectify those," he added.
England now has a lead of 2-1 in the ongoing Airtel India-England Test Series. Last test match between the teams will be played in Nagpur from December 13-17. India needs to win this match to draw the series.
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