Head coach Rahul Dravid explained the reason for the Indian team's defeat, saying, "We didn't have a player who..."

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Rahul Dravid Statement On Defeat Against England, IND vs ENG 1st Test : In the first test match played between India and England in Hyderabad, the Indian team had to face a crushing defeat against England by 28 runs. In the press conference after the end of the match, when Indian team head coach Rahul Dravid was asked about the reasons for the defeat, he said, "I will not be so harsh to judge them today, I think our team left 70 runs short on the board in the first innings. When the conditions were good for batting on the second day, we got off to a good start but couldn't take advantage of it." On the second day, three Indian batsmen were dismissed after scoring more than 80 runs.

"We didn't have a player who could score a century for the team"

Rahul Dravid further said, “We didn't have a player who could score a century for the team. The second innings is always challenging. We came close in the chase but just couldn't get over the win line. We have to be better." In the first innings against England, Yashwi Jaiswal was dismissed for 80, KL Rahul for 86 and Ravindra Jadeja for 87. The Indian team scored 436 runs, but Dravid feels that at least 500 runs should have been scored in the first innings. were

Dravid praised Oli Pope

Dravid praised England batsman Olly Pope, who managed to score 196 runs in his second innings. Dravid said, "We shouldn't have been chasing 230, but Ollie Pope came in and played a brilliant innings. That was the difference in the game. I certainly haven't seen anyone do that consistently and successfully. Especially the reverse sweep, for such a long time and Hats off to him for playing successfully."