MS Dhoni stresses on 'good habits'
The
skipper, while maintaining equanimity in victory, stressed on the need
for the youngsters to develop "good habits".
NEW
DELHI: Before this series, India's Test fortunes seemed to be in free
fall. They had lost 0-4 twice in alien conditions in England and
Australia, and then yielded a home series to England too.
It didn't help that they were in transition, and had lost a host of big names. It paved the way for some rare soul-searching. The selectors finally dropped big names like Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir. A younger crop was given the chance to show their mettle and seized the opportunity.
Murali Vijay finished as the top run-getter on either side, hitting two consecutive tons. Shikhar Dhawan got just one knock but made it count. Ironically, his record-busting, blazing 187 revived memories of the very man he had replaced, Sehwag.
The young lead spinner, R Ashwin, realized where he had erred against England and made quick changes to his technique to achieve consistency. He ended with 29 wickets, the highest for either side in this series and the seventh-best ever for India.
Cheteshwar Pujara continued from where he had left off against England and scored 419 runs at 83.8, reasserting his status as the new bedrock of the side. Seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar got into the act in Hyderabad and Mohali and picked crucial wickets.
Dhoni decided to bring in the wild card Ravindra Jadeja, who responded with 24 wickets at 17.45 with his left arm spin, including a first ever five-wicket haul in Delhi on Sunday which helped seal the match in India's favour.
The skipper, while maintaining equanimity in victory, stressed on the need for the youngsters to develop "good habits".
"With a young side you have to change a bit. You have to talk to them often, get them into a system where they do things that are supposed to be done. It's important for them to learn good habits which will remain with them when I'm not there."
Australia may not have been the strongest of teams, and the pitches may have played to India's advantage. Some of India's younger crop of players are as yet capable of performing only in certain conditions.
On Sunday, though, it became clear that under Dhoni, they were capable of learning, adapting and implementing changes to the side's benefit.
A statement has been made: At home, India remain extremely hard to beat. The confidence gained from this 4-0 win will help smoothen the rocky road ahead when this young side tours away.
INDIA'S BEST SERIES WINS
Border- Gavaskar Trophy (Australia in India), 2012/13 - INDIA WON BY 4-0
India in New Zealand Test Series, 1967/68 - INDIA WON 3-1
England in India Test Series, 1992/93 - INDIA WON 3-0
Sri Lanka in India Test Series, 1993/94 - INDIA WON 3-0
Pakistan in India Test Series, 1952/53 - INDIA WON BY 3-2
It didn't help that they were in transition, and had lost a host of big names. It paved the way for some rare soul-searching. The selectors finally dropped big names like Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir. A younger crop was given the chance to show their mettle and seized the opportunity.
Murali Vijay finished as the top run-getter on either side, hitting two consecutive tons. Shikhar Dhawan got just one knock but made it count. Ironically, his record-busting, blazing 187 revived memories of the very man he had replaced, Sehwag.
The young lead spinner, R Ashwin, realized where he had erred against England and made quick changes to his technique to achieve consistency. He ended with 29 wickets, the highest for either side in this series and the seventh-best ever for India.
Cheteshwar Pujara continued from where he had left off against England and scored 419 runs at 83.8, reasserting his status as the new bedrock of the side. Seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar got into the act in Hyderabad and Mohali and picked crucial wickets.
Dhoni decided to bring in the wild card Ravindra Jadeja, who responded with 24 wickets at 17.45 with his left arm spin, including a first ever five-wicket haul in Delhi on Sunday which helped seal the match in India's favour.
The skipper, while maintaining equanimity in victory, stressed on the need for the youngsters to develop "good habits".
"With a young side you have to change a bit. You have to talk to them often, get them into a system where they do things that are supposed to be done. It's important for them to learn good habits which will remain with them when I'm not there."
Australia may not have been the strongest of teams, and the pitches may have played to India's advantage. Some of India's younger crop of players are as yet capable of performing only in certain conditions.
On Sunday, though, it became clear that under Dhoni, they were capable of learning, adapting and implementing changes to the side's benefit.
A statement has been made: At home, India remain extremely hard to beat. The confidence gained from this 4-0 win will help smoothen the rocky road ahead when this young side tours away.
INDIA'S BEST SERIES WINS
Border- Gavaskar Trophy (Australia in India), 2012/13 - INDIA WON BY 4-0
India in New Zealand Test Series, 1967/68 - INDIA WON 3-1
England in India Test Series, 1992/93 - INDIA WON 3-0
Sri Lanka in India Test Series, 1993/94 - INDIA WON 3-0
Pakistan in India Test Series, 1952/53 - INDIA WON BY 3-2
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