Rahul Dravid hails younger crew after 4-1 win

India had been with out a variety of their stars as a result of numerous causes. Virat Kohli opted out of the sequence for the delivery of his second youngster, whereas Mohammed Shami has been recovering from a surgical procedure. Shreyas Iyer was dropped after the primary two Checks, whereas KL Rahul didn’t function in 4 of the 5 Checks as a result of one other damage.

Regardless of the absence of some huge names, India got here again from a 1-0 deficit to clinch the sequence 4-1. They fully their domination of England with a thumping innings and 64-run win within the fifth and last Take a look at in Dharamsala inside three days on Saturday, March 9.

“We misplaced the primary Take a look at match, and needed to bounce again from there, needed to do it with a barely totally different crew to the one which we most likely anticipated to start out the sequence. We had been put below stress at numerous levels. However to have the ability to bounce again from that, it does make you’re feeling actually proud for the way in which the crew’s developed. At stress conditions, we have actually discovered individuals to step up and be capable of execute their expertise on the high of their means,” Dravid stated on the post-match press convention.

Seven gamers made their debut within the India-England sequence; 5 of them from the Indian camp. Barring Rajat Patidar, the opposite 4 – Dhruv Jurel, Akash Deep, Sarfaraz Khan and Devdutt Padikkal – had key roles to play in India’s triumph.

Dravid shared his views on the significance of India ‘A’ matches within the wake of the kids’ excellent performances. “All of those guys had been only recently enjoying an ‘A’ tour in opposition to England. That basically helped us additionally to see that are the fellows performing and doing effectively. They only got here in and had been capable of carry out on this sequence as effectively. The ‘A’ crew is that good bridge between these two requirements (home cricket and worldwide cricket),” he opined.

The previous India captain additionally credited chief selector Ajit Agarkar and his panel for making some essential choice strikes. “I want to give credit score to Ajit and his crew as effectively. As a coach and a captain (Rohit Sharma), we do not get to see home cricket. We have now to depend on Ajit and his crew to inform us who’re the fellows in home cricket who can step up and fill within the gaps. They’ve been spot-on,” he asserted.

England batted first after profitable the toss in Dharamsala and had been bowled out for 218. India responded with 477 after which England had been bundled out for 195 of their second innings. Ravichandran Ashwin claimed 9 wickets in his a hundredth Take a look at, whereas Kuldeep Yadav named Participant of the Match for claiming seven wickets and scoring 30 runs.

–By A Cricket Correspondent