Following his side's 7-wicket defeat to England in the fifth Test, head coach Rahul Dravid admitted that the team could not seize its opportunity.
Following his side's seven-wicket defeat to England in the fifth Test, Indian head coach Rahul Dravid admitted that the team could not seize its opportunities fully and maintain intensity in bowling. He also said the team could not bat well in the second innings.
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A 269-run partnership between Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow helped England create history, with the side completing their highest successful run chase ever in the longest format of the game with a seven-wicket win over India in the fifth and final Test of the series at Edgbaston in Birmingham.
They were able to successfully chase down the target of 378 runs set by India. This win comes after England was bundled out for 284 in their first innings, trailing by 132 runs after India posted 416 in the first innings. India was bundled out for 245 in the third innings of the match setting a target of 378 for England to win. With this, England has leveled the series 2-2, denying India their first series win on English soil since 2007.
They have also completed the most successful run chase at Edgbaston. India has also been handed over their first Test loss while defending a total of 350 or more.
"I would definitely say that we controlled the game for three days. But we could not bat well yesterday and could not maintain that same intensity in bowling as well. Credit to them (England), they played well. The partnership was really good (between Root and Bairstow). We got one or two chances but we could not capitalize on it," said Dravid during a press conference following the match.
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The head coach admitted that his side needs to work on batting better in the third innings and taking all wickets in the fourth innings of the game. "It has been disappointing that we had a couple of opportunities here and in South Africa as well. It could be a variety of factors. Maybe we just need to maintain that intensity, performance, and fitness throughout a Test match. We have been good over the last few years in taking those wickets and winning games, but have not been able to do so in the last few months," he added.
On whether the team missed a second spinner on the final day, Dravid said that the wicket did not spin enough on the final day, though he admitted that it is not easy to leave someone like Ravichandran Ashwin out of a Test.
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