Coach Rahul Dravid calls for India to get ‘better as batting unit’ after 2nd Test loss

While he didn’t name anyone, stand-in skipper KL Rahul in the first innings and Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane in the second innings got fifties but failed to convert.

Team India head coach Rahul Dravid echoed the sentiments of his namesake and stand-in captain KL Rahul by admitting that they need to bat ‘a bit better’ in the series deciding third Test against South Africa. Dravid accepted that the lowly first innings score of 202 was at least 70 short and it became the difference in the final context of the game.

“Honestly, we pride ourselves on wanting to do better and wanting to get better so as a batting unit,” Dravid said at the end of the match. He admitted that some of the key moments weren’t seized in this game.

“We have to certainly look to seize a few key moments and certainly when you get those partnerships, may be make them a little bit longer,” the coach said.