Dravid identified some great benefits of familiarity with the pitch in Barbados.
“Yeah, I imply, simply the truth that we have performed a recreation in Barbados is good. It is good that we now have that familiarity of getting performed on that floor prior to now,” Dravid was quoted as saying by PTI within the pre-match media briefing. Nevertheless, he cautioned towards anticipating an identical circumstances, including, “However once more, I believe it’s totally onerous to… We’re not going to get precisely the identical wicket that we received final time. I imply, it may be totally different, proper?”
The workforce’s adaptive abilities have been a cornerstone of their technique all through the event. Dravid lauded their adaptability in numerous circumstances and areas resembling New York, St. Lucia, and Barbados.
“I believe what’s actually necessary is that we have completed very well as a gaggle. This entire event we now have proven the flexibility to adapt, to acknowledge what is an efficient rating. We performed very in another way in New York, then we performed in St. Lucia, then we performed even in Barbados once I thought that the sport was fairly gradual,” Dravid mentioned.
“I am simply hoping that no matter we come up towards, we may have the flexibility to acknowledge it and be capable of play accordingly, as we have completed within the final three video games,” added Dravid.
India’s proficiency in posting aggressive totals on difficult pitches was evident after they scored 171 runs on a low-bounce floor in Guyana throughout the semifinal. This adaptability shall be essential as they face South Africa, a workforce that additionally broke their long-running semifinal jinx within the World Cup.
India’s readiness to adapt to various challenges and their previous performances have set the stage for what guarantees to be an thrilling conflict towards South Africa within the upcoming match.