Rahul Dravid: New Zealand had given heart attack… Rahul Dravid told how was the condition of the dressing room

New Delhi: The last Test match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia ended in a draw. This match between India and Australia was played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. It was clear from the way both the teams played their game in Ahmedabad that the match would go towards a draw but in the meantime Indian cricket fans were glued to their mobiles and TV screens to watch the Test between New Zealand and Sri Lanka played in Christchurch. . In fact, if the Sri Lankan team had won against New Zealand, then it would have been difficult for Team India to reach the final of the World Test Championship.

However, Kane Williamson eased the way for Team India to reach the final of the WTC by turning Sri Lanka’s hopes. Williamson scored an unbeaten 121, diving at the crease on the last ball of the match, to give New Zealand a thrilling two-wicket win. With this victory of New Zealand, on one hand, where India confirmed its place in the final of the WTC, on the other hand, all the hopes of Sri Lanka were shattered. The final match of WTC will now be played between India and Australia at The Oval in June.

How was Rahul Dravid’s reaction?

In the midst of the ongoing Test match in Ahmedabad, Team India head coach Rahul Dravid knew very well that if the team has to reach the WTC final without any agar-butar, then it needs nothing less than a win. After the Test match was drawn, Rahul Dravid said that it was not part of his plans, but we were forced to do so. He said, ‘We try to give results in every Test we play. We wanted to keep all chances of reaching the final of the WTC in our hands and we knew that we would not have to depend on the series between Sri Lanka and New Zealand. In such a situation, we have to win at least three matches in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

He said, ‘When we saw the wicket on the first day, it was known that the role of toss is going to be very important here. After this, the way Australia batted on the first two days, after that we were forced to depend on the result of the match played between New Zealand and Sri Lanka.

Dravid said, ‘We were watching the match being played between New Zealand and Sri Lanka with great interest. We expected Sri Lanka not to win. The final of the World Test Championship is played after a long wait of two years. All teams play 6 test series. In such a situation, it is natural that you will be dependent on others. Though you have to give your best but in such competitions you depend on others also.

Rahul Dravid jokingly said on New Zealand’s performance that the Kiwi team has knocked us out of the knockouts of ICC tournaments many times and this time they have supported us. We are thankful to him for this.

How was the atmosphere in the dressing room?

Apart from this, Dravid also told about the atmosphere in the dressing room during the match between New Zealand and Sri Lanka. He said, ‘Everyone sitting in the dressing room was just wishing that somehow the New Zealand team should beat Sri Lanka. The atmosphere was serious during the match.

He said, ‘In the ongoing match against Australia, we were heading towards a draw but the talk was about the ongoing Test between New Zealand and Sri Lanka. Everyone was tense about the results of the Christchurch Test in dressing room, but as soon as New Zealand won, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

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