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The Indian men's team head coach Rahul Dravid spoke about challenging batting conditions in South Africa as the Men in Blue left for the Rainbow nation for the eight-game series. After a disappointing end to the World Cup and a successful T20I series against Australia, Team India is set to place three T20Is, three ODIs and two Tests against the Proteas.
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As the first group of players left for the tour, Rahul Dravid talked about the challenges the Indian batters could face in South African conditions. Dravid spoke about how each of the batters will have a special game plan to fully utilise their abilities and counter the conditions.
Speaking to Star Sports, Dravid said, " It is a challenging place to bat; the statistics will tell you that. It is one of the more difficult places to bat in, especially up here in Centurion and Johannesburg. Every one of the batsmen will have a game plan as to how they want to go, as long as they are clear about it and they commit to it and are practising towards that, that's fine."
We don't expect everyone to play in the same way: Dravid
Further in the interview, Rahul Dravid stressed how each player needs to focus on their game and approach the game with a clear mindset. He also expressed that the team strives to make match-winning contributions, despite being out of form by supporting each other.
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"We don't expect everyone to play in the same way. We want them to be very clear about what works for them, and then be able to execute that. The boys, once they get out there, a lot of it is mental, and I guess, you know, we try and stress on the fact that if we do get going, if we get the opportunity to get set, they try to make it a match-winning contribution," Dravid added
