Newly-appointed India chief coach Rahul Dravid says the 3-0 outcome over New Zealand augurs properly for the workforce within the long-run however on the similar time, he’s lifelike sufficient to not learn an excessive amount of into the general end result with Black Caps having to play the sequence three days after the T20 World Cup closing.
Some of the important thing gamers from each groups have been rested for the sequence as a part of workload administration.
“It was a really good series win. Everyone played really well right through the series. It feels good, nice to start well. We are also quite realistic. We have to keep our feet on the ground and be a bit realistic about this win,” Dravid stated on the post-match presentation right here.
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The sequence was additionally Dravid’s first task as head coach.
The Kiwis had reached Jaipur for the sequence opener lower than 24 hours after dropping the World Cup closing to Australia in Dubai.
“Not straightforward for NZ to play a World Cup closing after which to show up three days later and play three video games in six days, was by no means going to be straightforward for them. It was good from our perspective however we’ve got to be taught from this sequence and transfer ahead.
“It’s a long journey ahead over the next two years and we’ll have our share of ups and downs.”
India additionally rested a few of their essential gamers together with the likes of Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja. New Zealand gave relaxation to their skipper Kane Williamson.
India additionally gave debut caps to IPL performers Venkatesh Iyer (Kolkata Knight Riders) and Harshal Patel (Royal Challengers Bangalore) within the sequence.
“It’s been actually good to see among the younger guys come by way of. We have given alternatives to among the boys who haven’t performed a variety of cricket over the previous couple of months.
“We have seen some of the skills available to us and we have to keep building on those skills as we go forward. It’s going to be a long season between now and the next World Cup being realistic with how much cricket some of our experienced players will play,” Dravid signed off.
