Last Update: March 13, 2023, 18:28 IST
India retained the Border Gavaskar Trophy by defeating Australia 2-1. (AFP photo)
There is a gap of just nine days between the start of the final of the Indian Premier League and the final of the World Test Championship
India may have qualified for the final of the ICC World Test Championship, but it will be a challenge for them as it starts just a week after the IPL season ends. The WTC final will begin in London from June 7 while the IPL 2023 final will be played on May 28.
“It is going to be a challenge. There is going to be a lot of logistics involved considering the IPL final is only a week before the WTC final. We will think about it,” India head coach Rahul Dravid told Australia in Ahmedabad on Monday. Said after the end of the fourth test against.
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“We qualified at lunch today itself. I wasn’t counting my chickens before they hatched. We will celebrate it for a start,” he said.
New Zealand’s thrilling two-wicket win over Sri Lanka in Christchurch paved the way for India’s progress to the WTC final, where the Rohit Sharma-led side will take on Australia.
The draw in Ahmedabad meant that India won the Border Gavaskar Trophy 2–1 – their fourth straight Test series victory over Australia.
“Whenever we were under pressure with our backs to the wall, we had to respond and we always found that. It’s been a pleasure coaching this team,” Dravid said.
“Rohit led the way with a brilliant hundred in the first Test and it was bookended by Virat Kohli’s brilliant 186. In between we had performances from (Ravichandran) Ashwin, (Ravindra) Jadeja, Akshar (Patel), Shubman (Gill). , I might have missed something. I think our fight stood out,” he said.
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India dominated the first two Tests but Australia reduced the lead with an impressive win in Indore.
“It was a really hard-fought series, there were moments where we were put under immense pressure by a really good cricket team and we responded. Dravid said, whenever we need someone to step up and do a special performance, we find it.
Dravid also praised the quality of the Australian spinners, led by the experienced Nathan Lyon, who had two rookies in Todd Murphy and Matthew Kuhnmann.
“They (Australia’s spinners) have been exceptional, led by Nathan Lyon. He’s been fantastic for Australia over the years, but throughout the series he was exceptional, the kind of pressure and control he gave to Cummins and Smith was fantastic. Both the young spinners gave him such support.”
“Many times we have seen that foreign teams have only one good spinner and others have given away runs, but credit goes to the two young spinners, they kept up the pressure and took wickets,” he added.
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