India vs South Africa, 1st Test: Rahane seems to be in a really good space: Dravid

Phenomenal
to
see
Virat
Kohli’s
growth
as
cricketer
in
last
10
years:
Rahul
Dravid

Rahane’s
form
has
been
a
concern
for
a
while
now,
but
Dravid
said
that
the
batsman
was
in
good
space
ahead
of
the
first
Test
against
South
Africa
in
Centurion.

Rahane
recently
lost
his
Test
vice-captain
role
and
his
form
along
with
Cheteshwar
Pujara
has
been
a
concern.
The
senior
batsman
will
be
under
pressure
if
he
makes
it
to
the
playing
XI,
give
Shreyas
Iyer
shone
with
the
willow
on
his
debut
with
a
ton
on
his
debut
Test
match.

Speaking
during
the
pre-match
press
conference,
Dravid
said,
“Conversation
with
Ajinkya
Rahane
has
been
very
positive
and
very
good.
He
has
trained
very
good
this
week
and
practices
really
well.
It’s
been
no
different
to
actually
any
conversation
with
most
of
the
players.
He
seems
to
be
in
really
good
space.”

India
will
be
looking
to
win
their
first
Test
series
in
the
Rainbow
Nation.
With
the
Men
in
Blue
beating
Australia
twice
in
their
backyard
and
taking
a
2-1
lead
over
England,
the
weight
of
expectation
on
the
side
is
massive.
The
Indian
team
is
trying
to
win
their
first-ever
Test
series
in
South
Africa
since
touring
the
nation
from
the
1992-92
series.

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“Hopefully,
we
keep
improving
as
a
Test
team
and
keep
getting
better
as
a
group.
Virat’s
played
a
huge
role
in
that.
As
a
player
and
leader,
he’s
been
fantastic.
Certainly
looking
forward
to
keep
that
carrying
forward
with
him.
He’s
one
of
those
who
really
love
Test
cricket,
hopefully
he
has
a
great
series.
That
will
benefit
the
team
as
well,”
ANI
quoted
Dravid
on
the
eve
of
the
opening
Test
match.

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With
the
series
coming
under
serious
doubt
due
to
the
pandemic
and
the
side
not
playing
any
warm-up
matches,
Dravid
said,
“That’s
just
the
way
things
are
at
the
moment.
Kind
of
schedules
we
are
working
with,
as
with
the
Covid
situation
and
bubbles,
its
not
always
easy
to
get
what
you
want.
But
the
team
have
really
responded
well,
we
have
really
worked
hard
with
the
centre-wicket
session.”