Head coach Rahul Dravid didn’t see Indian batters replying to England’s ‘Bazball’ in form however he mentioned they won’t be taking a backward step within the five-match Test sequence starting right here from Thursday. Dravid mentioned India will formulate their recreation plans as per the conditions that the match throws up at them within the rubber. “I do not assume we’re going on the market to attempt to be ultra-attacking. I feel we glance to play what’s in entrance of us, what the state of affairs calls for. But by nature, in case you take a look at our high six-seven batsmen, there are a whole lot of guys who’re naturally optimistic and look to take the sport on.

“So, they’re not going to be looking to change that in any particular way. There’ll be some different situations in which we may need to look to push the game along or we might have to bat for long periods.

“But I am unable to see any of my batsmen taking a backward step or look to be defensive,” Dravid said in an interaction here on Tuesday.

However, Dravid did not have much doubt that England would come hard at the hosts in the series, and the head coach hoped that his team would use the experience in these conditions to respond positively to the challenge.

“It’s been thrilling to look at them play and you understand they’ve had success taking part in like that. They’ve accomplished effectively in Pakistan. They’ve gained in New Zealand they usually had a very thrilling sequence towards Australia within the Ashes as effectively. So, now we have to respect that.

“But we know that it’s going to be a challenge for them in these conditions because these are conditions we know very well. We’ve got a lot of experience in our attack. I’m looking forward to seeing how our boys respond, because I know that we will be put under pressure,” mentioned Dravid.

Dravid additionally termed the five-match sequence a effective likelihood for Indian gamers – skilled and upcoming – to set some splendid markers as India are poised to play a number of extra Tests within the upcoming months within the present World Test Championship (WTC) cycle.

“I do believe to allow people to be comfortable in the way they want to play. They are going to be judged by the results they produce. So, they’ve got to, you know, find a way to play and work around that. But yeah, they’ve got some good experience.

“Guys like Rohit have been round for some time, Jaddu (Jadeja) and Ash (Ashwin) have been round for greater than a decade. Even KL (Rahul) has been round for some time.

“So, it’s a really good opportunity for them over the course of the next five games to set some good markers as there is a lot of Test cricket (for us) over the next 12 to 18 months.

“It’s a very good alternative for a few of these younger gamers, having had some style of worldwide cricket, to take the following steps. I’m to see how they go,” he detailed.

Star batter Virat Kohli will skip the first two Tests against England owing to personal reasons.

Dravid said while the team would miss the presence and experience of Kohli, his absence is a chance for some other player to step and prove himself.

The former Indian captain was also excited because India will be playing a five-match Test series after a considerable hiatus.

India’s last five-match series was against the same opposition during the pandemic era, and that had to be played in scattered fashion after Covid concerns.

“We are actually wanting ahead to this. It’s all the time thrilling when England comes on, as a result of it is one of the adopted Test sequence on this planet. It ought to be 5 good Test matches after a very long time.

“There’s going to be a lot of punches traded on both sides. I really hope that you know, we can get the ground running hard and maybe strike a few balls early on,” he concluded.

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