Rahul Dravid: The Edgbaston Test ended in a humiliating loss for the Indian squad. England beat Team India by seven wickets despite being on the defensive for the first three days of the match. In addition to breaking the previous record, the English squad reached its 378-run goal. One of the Indian team’s worst losses ever.
After this defeat, Team India coach Rahul Dravid said we had every chance to win this Test match, but we could not capitalize on it. Both bowling and batting performance have been weak in the second innings. I don’t want to make any excuse after defeat.
“We are not winning as many games as we should be in a few months”
After South Africa, we had several opportunities to win at Edgbaston, but we could not take advantage of them, Dravid said. This kind of issue, in my opinion, is quite significant and demands attention. Although we have improved over the last few years, we have fallen behind in recent months in terms of victories. We must repeat the successful performance. Along with this, fitness exercises will also need to be done.
‘I wasn’t on the team last year’
“Our batting was not excellent in the second innings,” the Indian coach claimed. It had no exceptional level. If observed, we had superb hitting and bowling in the first innings, but we could not keep it up in the second. I don’t want to offer justifications for losing. But last year, I didn’t play for the team. Perhaps the England team had changed even if he had recently defeated New Zealand three times in a row.
“It has been a long time since we played Test cricket”
We hadn’t played Test cricket in a while, Dravid remarked. We played this game after a long break, but we don’t want to use it as an excuse for losing. The England squad has played well. Our excellent three-day game could not be maintained. This explains why Test cricket is so challenging. You must continue playing well for five days in this.