"Misbah's wicket and then the wicket of Kamran Akmal were the turning points of the match. If Misbah had remained on the pitch for another hour, the scenario could have been different," Tanvir said.
But he appreciated Misbah's game. "He has played well in both the innings and his wicket was lost pretty late in the innings, so it was fine," he said.
However, Tanvir refused to accept defeat in the match.
"We will fight till the end. One cannot be sure of a win until the last run is scored," he said. Tanvir's statement comes at juncture when India just requires another 32 runs to win the Kotla Test against Pakistan with seven wickets and a full day in hand.
He held his teammates guilty for this situation.
"They played some wrong shots, otherwise there was not much in the pitch," he said.
The pacer from Rawalpindi said the pitch had not assisted him much. "There was not much help from the pitch for seamers," he said.
Asked if he was satisfied with his performance in his debut Test, Tanvir said, "if you're satisfied, your improvement stops."
On the pressure he faced while bowling Tanvir said, "I am never under pressure when on the field, as I know that one cannot give his best, when under pressure."