It goes to be a problem: Dravid on taking part in WTC ultimate proper after IPL

Playing the World Test Championship (WTC) ultimate in opposition to Australia inside one week of the IPL’s conclusion goes to be an enormous problem, India head coach Rahul Dravid mentioned on Monday.

Virat Kohli slammed his first Test century in additional than three years, after Shubman Gill’s glowing 128, as India responded strongly to Australia’s stiff first innings whole of 480 to attract the fourth and ultimate Test and clinch the Border-Gavaskar collection 2-1.

Just earlier than the post-lunch session on the ultimate day, news trickled in that Kane Williamson’s magnificent hundred sealed New Zealand’s thrilling two-wicket win over Sri Lanka in Christchurch, paving method for India’s march to its second successive World Test Championship ultimate.

Terming it a “challenge”, the Indian head coach mentioned they must plan it out correctly.

“We just qualified at lunchtime today. I wasn’t counting my chickens before they hatched. We’ll celebrate this for starters,” Dravid mentioned after the Test match.

“It is going to be a challenge. There’s going to be a lot of logistics involved given the IPL final is only a week before the WTC final. We’ll think about it.” The WTC ultimate will probably be performed at The Oval in London from June 7-11, whereas the IPL ends on June 1.

Regarding the Test collection in opposition to Australia, Dravid was most impressed by the Indian crew’s skill to struggle again from extraordinarily troublesome conditions.

“Whenever we were under pressure with our backs to the wall we had to respond and we always found that. It’s one of the heartening things about coaching this team,” Dravid informed the official broadcaster Star Sports.

“Rohit Sharma led the way in the first Test with a brilliant hundred and it was bookended by Virat Kohli’s brilliant 186. In the middle we had performances from (Ravichandran) Ashwin, (Ravindra) Jadeja, Axar (Patel), Shubman there. I’ve probably missed out a few. I think our fight stood out.” India received the primary two Tests in Nagpur and Delhi whereas Australia pulled one again in Indore as every of the primary three matches of the collection lasted two and half days on spiteful turning tracks.

But the pitch on provide for the series-deciding fourth Test was good for batting as Australia made full use of profitable the toss to submit a giant whole with centuries from Usman Khawaja (180) and Cameron Green (114).

“It was a really hard-fought series, there were moments where we were put under extreme pressure by a really good cricket team and we responded. Whenever we needed someone to step up and put in a special performance, we found it.”