00:00In the past 6 tests, we have 4 people here in India.
00:07Everyone has one trait of the technique.
00:10Where the spin goes, they are coming from the back.
00:15It was not like that before.
00:18It was like your first step.
00:20The spin was very good.
00:22Do you think about the technique of the spin?
00:27Or do you think about the basis?
00:29Look, the first thing is that we should not compare our values.
00:33Because in our values or my values, there was no DRS and many other things.
00:38But again, I think if you look at this,
00:41there are many young players in this dressing room.
00:44It is not that there is a lot of experience in this dressing room.
00:47If you look at it from above to below,
00:51if you talk about batting unit, there is not much experience.
00:54But I am sure that more than the skill,
00:56in the test match cricket, there is no skill and mental toughness.
01:00Because in the test cricket,
01:01if you don't absorb pressure in the test cricket,
01:03because as much as you turn the wicket,
01:05the first 10-15 minutes will be tough.
01:08If you see off,
01:10you will get used to the pace of the wicket.
01:13So I think more than the skill,
01:17I think it is the ability to absorb pressure.
01:19I think it is a difficult thing.
01:21What is the point that it is the leader of the wicket
01:27in India?
01:28Do you think the wicket in the way it is the best for playing?
01:30Because it is so hard to play,
01:33because it is too hard to play with both sides.
01:35We will be able to play with both sides.
01:37So we will play with India.
01:40foreign
01:44foreign
01:54foreign
02:00foreign
02:08foreign
02:10this is the turning track
02:12this is the turning track
02:14but if you look at the majority of the wicket seamers
02:18if you look at the turning track
02:20seamers
02:22I don't think that this is the most difficult
02:24wicket
02:26where your technique
02:28can be
02:30challenge
02:32and your mental toughness
02:34is important
02:36because if you look at the grind
02:38if you look at the batting
02:40then you can make a run
02:42but if you are in the attacking mindset
02:44or attacking cricket
02:46then it's difficult
02:48which people have defended
02:50like KL Rahul or Timba Babuma
02:52or Washington Sundar
02:54so ultimately
02:56if you have defended
02:58then it's not a wicket
03:00we have played like this
03:02yes
03:04do you think pitches like this
03:06allows batters to develop
03:08and play to the best of their abilities
03:10when there's so much turn on offer
03:12on consistent basis?
03:14when there was so much turn on offer
03:15still what
03:16the majority of wickets went to the seamers
03:18no the point is that
03:20you should be able to know how to play turn
03:22and this is what we asked for
03:24and this is what we got
03:25I thought the curator was very supportive
03:27and I still believe that
03:28irrespective of how the wicket was
03:30it was
03:31123 was chaseable
03:32and I felt that if you are willing to put your head down
03:34and if you have a solid defence
03:36if you have the temperament
03:37you can definitely score runs
03:38yes
03:39it might not be a wicket
03:40which is going to be very very flamboyant
03:42where you can play those big shots
03:43but if you are willing to put your head down
03:45definitely it's a wicket where you can score
03:47more than a ton
03:48more than a ton
03:49I think the inconsistent bounce came into it a lot
03:52both for seamer and spinner
03:54was that something
03:55that you can't control
03:57when you are preparing a pitch
03:59or what was the sort of pitch that you were ideally looking for?
04:03this is exactly the pitch we were looking for
04:05this is exactly the pitch
04:07and I feel that
04:09as I just mentioned before
04:11that the curator was very very helpful
04:15and this is exactly what we wanted
04:17and this is exactly what we got
04:19when you don't play well
04:20this is what happens
04:22you said
04:26it wasn't an unplayable spin
04:28so
04:29at 10 for 2
04:30what were the thoughts at lunch time
04:32because it wasn't
04:34it didn't look as tough to bat
04:35let's say
04:36yesterday it wasn't
04:37the bounce also wasn't doing as much
04:39like it did say towards the end of yesterday
04:41so
04:42what was it at lunch?
04:43look obviously it was tough
04:45because we always knew that we were one down
04:47because obviously Shuman wasn't there
04:49and then losing 2 before lunch
04:51obviously literally you were 3 rounds
04:53but we always felt that if we can get those partnerships
04:55if we can have a 50 rounds partnership
04:57or a 240 rounds partnership
04:59we will be in the game
05:00and we were at one stage
05:01having that kind of a partnership as well
05:03when Throvan, Washi were batting
05:05and then when Washi and Jadu were batting
05:08so it's about
05:09what
05:10from 30 if you can get to that 60 rounds partnership
05:12that is where the game is
05:14and again it boils down to
05:15whether we have the ability at that time
05:17to absorb the pressure and keep building
05:19breaking those big targets into those small targets
05:23how
05:24hello
05:25hello
05:26this is a low target
05:27which we have access
05:29this was the last 90-90 and this was the last 90-90
05:32but it was the last 24-90
05:33as we had to go to New Zealand series
05:35and we had to go to the first match
05:37so
05:38i see that
05:39the best performance of the match
05:41we are playing
05:42the ball-up is well
05:43but the best performance of the performance
05:45is not stable
05:46First thing is that you are as a team and as a team can only win
05:50It's not that you have a department of test match and a department of test match
05:55So if you have a bowler's hand in the hand, it's a run
06:01If you have a batman bowling baller, it's a run
06:05So this is not that batsmen are test match
06:0811 and 11 because of the reason we are in the tracing room
06:12So we can win the test match.
06:14When we win, we win and win.
06:16We win and win.
06:18We can spin against our skills.
06:20We can better our temperament.
06:22We can play big shots in our house.
06:24We can play big shots.
06:26But we don't have to do craft.
06:28We need to better our skills.
06:30Just talking about this test match.
06:32On a scale of 1 to 10, how much will you give to your battles?
06:36Look, it's a tough one.
06:38I don't believe in honesty giving marks.
06:42It's not right on my part to give marks out of 10 and all this stuff.
06:46I've said it before.
06:48I think we lose together.
06:50We win together.
06:51It's not fair that we start putting the blame on the battles as well.
06:54I think they've tried everything possible.
06:56They gave everything they had.
06:58But yes, we still need to keep getting better if you want to play on these kind of wickets.
07:02We know that you will be all in favour of your battles.
07:09You just stand in front of them on a day like this.
07:12But talking about accountability when Aksar, he picked up two sixes.
07:17And then there was another big shot he tried to play.
07:20What do you feel about it?
07:22Still, it was match-on.
07:24Again, it's not right on my part to mention or talk about one individual.
07:30Obviously, he tried giving his best.
07:31He thought that that was the best option for him to probably take on a left-hands winner.
07:34And he exactly did that.
07:35Because he was backing himself to take on the left-hands winner.
07:39Eventually, it was about scoring 30 runs.
07:41It wasn't about just going out there and keep blocking.
07:43Because we had to score runs to win a test match.
07:46And probably for him, it was the best option.
07:48And we backed that option.
07:49Before that, it was coming off.
07:50It didn't come off.
07:51Obviously, you can ask that question.
07:54But I feel that I think for him, for us, it was the right call what he was doing at that time.
07:59Last question.
08:00You spoke about skills and temperament.
08:04Obviously, the guys have that.
08:05That's why they have come to this level.
08:07But if they are lacking a little bit and when they play so much,
08:10then are these skills that can be improved upon?
08:13And if so, how do you go about changing that?
08:16I think more than the skills, I think it's about handling and absorbing pressure.
08:20International cricket is all about pressure.
08:23Rather than thinking about pressure, you've got to start embracing pressure.
08:26And that is something which, when we play on wickets like these,
08:30or when we play in Indian conditions, when we are chasing in the fourth inning,
08:33that is something which we need to get better at.
08:35Obviously, skills are there.
08:37That's why they're here.
08:38They've done well in domestic cricket.
08:40They've done really well wherever they've played.
08:41That's why they're playing international cricket and playing for the country.
08:44But more importantly, I think if we can get better from handling the pressure,
08:50I think we'll be fine.
08:51And that is something which, individually and collectively,
08:54we need to keep talking about and keep getting better at.
08:57So, first of all, there are no high sides in test cricket.
08:58The skipper felt, we felt that having two left-hand spinners against him,
08:59was it not?
09:00No, first of all, there are no high sides in test cricket.
09:04The skipper felt, we felt that having two left-hand spinners against them on this wicket can be useful.
09:16And that is where he started.
09:18And, again, it was a right call.
09:19Again, all the calls, most of the calls what we've taken today, tactically, was, I thought, spot on.
09:23Sometimes, we can keep talking about it when we don't get the results.
09:25If we would have got the results, no one would have spoken about that not starting with Jaspreet Bhumra
09:26or not starting with a fast bowler was the right move.
09:27I thought, tactically, we were fine.
09:28And from Rishabh's point of view, look, he's a world-class baton.
09:30He plays in a certain way.
09:31He can take the game away as well.
09:32And we'll keep backing him to where he started, where he started.
09:33And, again, it was a right call.
09:34Again, all the calls, most of the calls what we've taken today, tactically, was, I thought, spot on.
09:40Sometimes, we can keep talking about it when we don't get the results.
09:43If we would have got the results, no one would have spoken about that not starting with Jaspreet Bhumra
09:47or not starting with a fast bowler was the right move.
09:49I thought, tactically, we were fine.
09:52And from Rishabh's point of view, look, he's a world-class baton in this format.
09:56He plays in a certain way.
09:57He can take the game away as well.
09:58And we'll keep backing him to play this way as well.
10:01Because sometimes, you've got to tell people to play the natural game.
10:04And more importantly, be a little smart as well.
10:07So, I think, he's playing after a long time.
10:10And I'm sure, coming in future, he will deliver.
10:12He will deliver.
10:13Great question.
11:12he's still being assessed so let's see the physios will take a call today evening and
11:20we'll take a call tomorrow thank you
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