Rahul Dravid lauded the Indian domestic setup for producing immense talent from the country as the young players from the Indian domestic team have performed exceedingly well for the Indian team in all three formats of the game. Debutants Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ishan Kishan have impressed everyone in the 1st test against West Indies in tough conditions at Dominica.
Yashasvi Jaiswal made it into the Indian test team following a terrific IPL season with the Rajasthan Royals and a domestic season with Mumbai alongside Ruturaj Gaikwad and Mukesh Kumar, who made it into the India test squad for the West Indies following their brilliant performance in domestic cricket.
Speaking to the media ahead of 2nd test against West Indies, Rahul Dravid praised the Indian domestic circuit for producing talents, who has come in to perform for the team in all three formats of the game and feels they were able to perform for the team due to the calm team atmosphere.
“It’s a tribute to the domestic system, It’s a tribute to the environment around the team that a lot of young players can come in and perform straight away. A lot of credit should go to the domestic system for producing these kind of players, especially in the batting department, and also the relaxed environment the team here has been able to create to allow young players to come and express themselves,” Rahul Dravid said.
Playing cricket for India on the biggest stage is the pinnacle of every Indian cricketer’s career and the Indian team is blessed to produce some world-class talent every year from their domestic cricket and Indian Premier League and few players have made it into the Indian team following their brilliant performance in recent times.
It’s Nice From Our Perspective As A Coach To See Young Players Come In – Rahul Dravid
Rahul Dravid is elated to have this youngster in the team, as they have performed exceptionally well for the team in recent times and hailed young Indian openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill for making an impact straightaway coming into the Indian team and lauded Ishan Kishan for wicket-keeping skills on the difficult wicket at Dominica.
“So it’s nice from our perspective as a coach to see young players come in, perform straightaway, and do well, whether it’s Yashasvi in the last game or the way Shubman has grown over the last six-eight months or seeing the way Ishan [Kishan] came in and kept in the last game on a difficult wicket, he did a really good job,” Rahul Dravid added.
Ishan Kishan brings versatility in the batting order and left-right combination into the play and the youngster has done a pretty decent job for the Indian team in the white ball format and will look to continue to do well for the Indian team in test cricket.