Sometimes you need to have difficult conversations with players: Rahul Dravid on selection conundrum | Cricket News

CENTURION: Head coach Rahul Dravid did not let the world in on his most popular taking part in XI for the opening Take a look at in opposition to South Africa however mentioned Indian gamers have been “skilled” when it got here to dealing with “troublesome dialog” about their locations within the facet.
As India equipped for the ‘Boxing Day’ Take a look at in opposition to probably the most depleted South African sides in current instances, Dravid mentioned that it is good if gamers are disenchanted at not being picked because it testifies that they care and have the starvation to be in the course of motion.

The context was what sort of conversations he had with senior gamers like Ishant Sharma and Ajinkya Rahane, who may be missed within the Centurion Take a look at.
“I feel the fellows have been superb about it and I feel most gamers are professionals. I imply, clearly, generally you might want to have troublesome conversations with gamers and by troublesome what I imply, telling any participant that he’s not taking part in, it is exhausting as everybody needs to play and be a part of taking part in eleven,” Dravid mentioned on Saturday.
The batting nice believed that a lot of the senior gamers have themselves taken robust choices at some degree, perhaps once they have captained first-class sides or been a part of a management group.

“They perceive conditions and never the primary time, that they had been in conditions like this and a few of them are in senior positions of their state groups and they’re a part of resolution making teams the place they miss individuals.
“And a few of them may be in management positions and a few of them are a part of senior management teams which make choices like this, in order that they perceive and so long as they know the explanation and we will talk about it,” the ‘Wall’ mentioned.
Disappointment, at instances, is an effective factor because it retains the hearth in a participant alive, mentioned India’s second highest run-getter in Take a look at cricket. But when a troublesome name is taken, a participant must take that in the fitting spirit.

“I do not need everybody to not be disenchanted, as that is one of many causes that makes individuals succeed at this degree. You need to be taking part in, you need to be competing, you do not need to be sitting out.
“However how you are taking that as you sit out and the way you reply to that and that is actually a take a look at of your perspective. Thus far I’ve had no complaints and everybody has been improbable about it,” the top coach mentioned.
For Dravid, any resolution on taking part in XI can be based mostly on circumstances and the opposition’s most popular mixture fairly than “getting carried away”.

“We’ve some actual high quality in our squad. Clearly, we’ve got to decide and solely XI can play and we’ve got to make calls, however it’s simply the best way it’s.
“However we can’t get carried away and make choices. We’ve had superb conversations inside the choice group for the tour and having some wholesome discussions about what we expect is one of the best XI that offers us one of the best probability to win a Take a look at collection in South Africa,” the coach added.
“We’ve higher assault however not truthful to time period Proteas tempo assault weak”
When somebody requested if he discovered this present South African assault a bit “informal” (the scribe meant weak), Dravid was fast to refute that view despite the fact that the house group will not have the fiery tempo of Anrich Nortje to enhance Kagiso Rabada.

“Do not assume this assault is informal (weak) by any stretch of creativeness however I’ll agree with you that our assault is actually extra skilled than South Africa assault at this cut-off date, with the variety of Take a look at matches performed,” he opined.
“…And it may not have been the case prior to now, however they’ve high quality and a few superb bowlers (Duanne Oliver) in dwelling circumstances and obtained some confirmed performers (Rabada) as effectively.
“We will definitely not take them both casually or frivolously and we’ve got contest in our arms and we all know we have to put up type of rating that helps our bowlers take 20 wickets, there shall be interval in Take a look at collection the place we must combat actually exhausting.”

“I really like particular person brilliance however solely collective effort will win us collection”
Mayank Agarwal had just lately mentioned that Dravid works loads on the psychological side of each participant.
“Hope, I’m not messing them up truly (laughs),” he laughed.
“At this degree, lot of chat and conversations is about preserving them in good head house and preserving them relaxed.”
Dravid mentioned that circumstances will be “difficult”, bounce will be steeper and slower and the pitch tends to quicken up on days three and 4. And it might go up and down on day 5.
“It’s extremely uncommon that in a collection like this, one individual goes to attain in each single recreation. I might love that to occur from our facet however I do know there must be contributions from everybody. That is what we’re focussed on and never one or two people,” he mentioned.