Won't be ultra-attacking, but can't see any of my batsmen taking backward step: Rahul Dravid
Rahul Dravid did not see Indian batters replying to England's 'Bazball' in kind but he said they will not be taking a backward step in the five-match Test series beginning here from Thursday.
Dravid said India will formulate their game plans as per the situations that the match throws up at them in the rubber.
«I don't think we are going out there to try to be ultra-attacking. I think we look to play what's in front of us, what the situation demands.
But by nature, if you look at our top six-seven batsmen, there are a lot of guys who are naturally positive and look to take the game on.
»So, they're not going to be looking to change that in any particular way. There'll be some different situations in which we may need to look to push the game along or we might have to bat for long periods.
«But I can't see any of my batsmen taking a backward step or look to be defensive,» Dravid said in an interaction here on Tuesday.
However, Dravid did not have much doubt that England would come hard at the hosts in the series, and the head coach hoped that his team would use the experience in these conditions to respond positively to the challenge.
«It's been exciting to watch them play and you know they've had success playing like that.
They've done well in Pakistan. They've won in New Zealand and they had a really exciting series against Australia in the Ashes as well.
So, we have to respect that.
»But we know that it's going to be a challenge for them in these conditions because these are conditions we know very well. We've got a lot of experience in our attack.
