Regardless of a setback within the preliminary Check in Hyderabad, the house crew staged a exceptional comeback, securing victories within the subsequent 4 matches to clinch the sequence.”Sequence like this must be earned and that is powerful. Check cricket is tough at instances. It is exhausting when it comes to your talent. It is exhausting bodily, as you’ve got seen, it is exhausting mentally,” Dravid mentioned in a video posted on BCCI.television.
“Nevertheless it’s nice satisfaction on the finish of it. The satisfaction that you simply get profitable a sequence like this coming from one behind to have the ability to win 4. I believe it is simply phenomenal,” he added.
Within the absence of key gamers akin to Virat Kohli, Mohammed Shami, and KL Rahul, the Indian crew found unsung heroes amongst a number of younger abilities throughout the sequence. The house aspect launched 5 debutants – Rajat Paitidar, Dhruv Jurel, Devdutt Padikkal, Sarfaraz Khan, and Akash Deep – on this high-stakes sequence.
Moreover, even seasoned gamers like Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja needed to sit out a Check every.
The Indian coach expressed immense satisfaction as many of those rising abilities showcased distinctive efficiency and rose to the event throughout the sequence.
“For lots of you younger guys, particularly coming into this group, you’ll want one another to succeed. Whether or not you are a batsman or bowler or no matter you might be, your success is tied in with different individuals’s success.
“All of you might be invested in one another’s success. And that is actually vital going ahead. It isn’t about your success, nevertheless it’s about how one can assist different individuals succeed, which may even assist you to succeed,” he mentioned.
The 51-year-old was delighted to see the gamers discovering methods to show the tide each time they have been put below stress.
“There have been instances within the sequence that we have been actually challenged and pushed and we discovered a technique to bounce again, which speaks to the abilities that we’ve, the resilience that we’ve, the character that we’ve.
“On many events on this sequence the video games might have gone both method. However we all the time discovered individuals on this dressing room who stepped up and turned the sport our method. And that was incredible.”
Dravid additionally recommended the crew for successfully capitalising on favorable conditions and taking advantage of advantageous positions throughout the sequence.
“So, you not solely have to win the video games when you need to combat again, which we did rather well. However you need to additionally win the video games if you’re forward and you do not let the opposition come again in any scenario.”
The previous India captain praised the crew for rising winners from a protracted, gruelling sequence in opposition to a top quality opposition.
“We talked about this at the beginning of the sequence as properly. Regardless of whether or not we win or lose that is going to show us so much — a 5 Check match sequence. You are going to undergo plenty of ups and downs.
“It is a lengthy sequence, you are going to be examined. And it was going to show us so much about us as gamers or some as a crew, and so much about us and we have come by way of that exceptionally with terrific flying colors and we face challenges each on and off the sphere.”
(With PTI inputs)
