Rahul Dravid wins first Test as coach: India head coach happy to see youngsters perform

India
had
a
chance
to
win
the
Kanpur
Test
but
Ajaz
Patel,
who
took
all
10
wickets
in
an
innings
in
the
second
Test,
and
Rachin
Ravindra
survived
52
balls
for
the
10th
wicket
to
deny
the
home
side
a
win.

But
there
was
no
let
up
in
Mumbai.

“I
think
it
was
good
to
finish
the
series
as
winners,
came
close
in
Kanpur,
not
able
to
get
that
last
wicket,
had
to
work
hard
here.
This
result
seems
one-sided,
but
right
through
the
series,
we
were
made
to
work
hard.
There
have
been
phases
where
we
were
behind
and
had
to
fight
back,
credit
to
the
team,”
said
Dravid
during
the
post-match
presentation.

“It
is
great
to
see
the
boys
stepping
up
and
taking
their
opportunities.
Yes,
we
were
missing
a
few
senior
players.
Credit
to
the
guys
who
came
in,
Jayant
had
a
difficult
day
yesterday,
but
learnt
from
it
today.

“Mayank,
Shreyas,
Siraj,
who
doesn’t
get
a
lot
of
opportunities.
Axar,
great
to
see
his
development
with
the
bat
in
addition
to
what
he
can
do
with
the
ball.
It
gives
us
a
lot
of
options
as
well,
helps
us
become
a
stronger
side.

“We
knew
we
had
a
lot
of
time,
didn’t
think
much
of
the
follow-on,
also
a
lot
of
young
batters
in
the
side,
so
wanted
to
give
them
a
chance
to
bat
in
conditions
like
these.

“I
knew
we
may
be
in
such
situations
in
the
future
where
we
may
have
to
force
pace
in
tough
conditions.
So
it
was
a
great
opportunity
and
the
luxury
of
time
to
be
able
to
do
it.

“It
was
great
to
help
in
the
development
of
our
players.
It’s
a
good
situation
to
be
in,
we’ve
had
injuries
in
the
lead-up,
so
we
need
to
manage
our
players
physically
and
mentally,
it’s
going
to
be
a
large
part
of
my
challenge,
challenge
too
for
the
selectors
and
the
leadership
group.

“It’s
a
good
[selection]
headache
to
have,
see
young
boys
perform
well.
There’s
a
great
desire
to
do
well
and
everyone’s
pushing
each
other.
I
hope
we
have
more
headaches
to
have,
as
long
as
we
have
clear
communication
and
we
explain
to
the
players
why,
don’t
see
it
to
be
a
problem,”
he
signed
off.

Jayant
Yadav,
who
took
four
wickets
in
the
second
innings
said:
“In
the
morning,
the
moisture
in
the
wicket
helped.
You
could
see
the
difference
between
last
evening
and
this
morning,
was
getting
much
more
bite.

“It
Was
just
important
to
get
the
ball
in
the
right
areas.
Wankhede
and
Mumbai
is
special,
the
last
Test
here,
I
got
a
hundred.
I
missed
out
on
a
five-for
here,
but
helped
the
team’s
cause.
It’s
useful
to
feed
off
Ashwin’s
mind,
he
thinks
for
the
team
in
a
different
way,
should
always
pick
on
thinking
brains
and
add
to
your
game.
It’s
great
learning
for
me.”