India vs South Africa: India coach Rahul Dravid proud of India’s progress in T20I collection
India coach Rahul Dravid mentioned he was happy with how issues went within the collection after South Africa beat India by 49 runs within the third and last T20I in Indore. Even after the Indore loss, India went on to win the three-match collection 2-1.
Speaking after the sport, Dravid mentioned he was happy with the proceedings on this collection after rotating the squad for the third T20I towards South Africa.
“Good to get the right results in both series. In this format, you need luck, things to go your way, especially in close games. We didn’t have that in the Asia Cup, but had some luck in Australia. We were able to rotate the squad a bit, pleased with how it’s gone overall,” mentioned Dravid.
The former India batter mentioned he made a aware resolution with captain Rohit Sharma to bat positively and add extra batting depth to the squad.
“We made a decision after the last T20 WC, sat down with Rohit, made a conscious effort to be positive. We have the batsmanship to play positively, we had to structure our squad with batting depth. Pleased with the way we’ve come along,” Dravid added.
The India coach additionally touched upon Jasprit Bumrah’s harm, saying this presents a possibility for another person to face up.
“Bumrah’s absence is a big loss, he’s been a great player but it happens, it’s an opportunity for someone else to stand up. We’ll miss him, his personality around the group,” mentioned Dravid.
Finally, Dravid spoke concerning the modifications made to the batting line-up in Indore, saying Pant and Karthik batted superbly.
“Today was an opportunity to give guys who haven’t had much batting to get some time. It’s hard on guys like Rishabh, Dinesh. Wish both of them could’ve continued, they were batting beautifully. 4-5 overs more and it could’ve been a lot closer. Happy with the way we kept going, Harshal and Deepak and the other guys,” Dravid added.
The Indian squad will now journey to Australia for the pre-World Cup camp. Meanwhile, Shikhar Dhawan will lead the lads in blue in a three-game ODI collection towards the Proteas, beginning on October 6.
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