We’ve ticked all the boxes: Rahul Dravid satisfied with India’s preparation for one-off Test | Cricket News

LEICESTER: India ticked all the mandatory boxes in a four-day practice match with Leicestershire and will look to hit their running goal when they face England in the rescheduled One-Time Test starting on Friday, the head coach said. Rahul Dravid.
Shreyas Iyer, Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja – all hit the fifty mark in the drawn warm-up match.
“I think whatever we need to achieve and any boxes we need to tick in terms of our preparation ahead of Friday’s Test Match, I think we’re very pleased. Heartfelt and happy, we were able to do just that this week,” Dravid said in a video posted by the Leicestershire Foxes on Twitter.

When asked about the challenges of playing in English terms, Dravid said: “When you only have one game or a single game in a series, it’s not really a lot of time, you have to get to the ground. run and you.’ had to be able to hope that you co-stars together from the very first day of the Test Match.
“There’s not a lot of room to maneuver or things don’t go as planned. So you can say it’s been a good week. I think the game will be challenging for the first few days and stable for the first few days. the last two days. well, it’s been a great week.”

The former India player has also praised the facilities and atmosphere here.
“I think you know people really take great care of us. You know, it’s lovely to see so many people coming to see a game like this and the atmosphere and vibe has been great,” he said. speak.
Last year, India was leading 2-1 before the final check was abandoned due to a COVID-19 outbreak in the visitor’s camp.