My parents and close friends didn’t say anything as they knew what I was going through. But I get these text messages like ‘don’t worry about what’s being said on social media’, when I actually I want to move on. They perhaps think that’s the way to show

interview on Wednesday.

For him, the final was an off-day that marred a good tournament in which he turned in decent figures with the ball.

"It was an off-day for me but I am finding it difficult to forget. I know I need to move on. I had a good tournament until that final day," the softspoken Shankar said.

The Chennai player was practical when asked about being pilloried on social media.

"I need to accept that these Vijay Shankar

are things that can happen when you play for India. The same social media would have gone berserk had I won the match all by myself.

"It happened the opposite and I have to accept all the brickbats. That's also a part of growing up," Shankar replied calmly.

There are times when getting out for a duck in a close encounter allows someone to go under the radar but Shankar doesn't want any safe passage