Australia batsman David Warner has praised the energetic youngsters in the team and said that the Indian team will be a force to reckon with in the years to come. The Asian Giants will be next seen during the ICC World Test Championship final against New Zealand, which starts from June 18 (Friday) followed by the five-match Test series against England.
Subsequently, a second-string Indian side will play Sri Lanka in the limited-overs comprising three ODIs and as many as T20I matches. India have witnessed a rich bench strength ever since former India skipper Rahul Dravid took over the responsibilities of the National Cricket Academy.
IPL has provided a great platform: David Warner
David Warner also credited former India batsman Rahul Dravid for the role he has played in grooming the Indian youngsters during his stint as India A and India U-19 team coach.
“When you take the captain (Kohli) away, who is a world-class player and has a lot of runs on the board, and you’ve got this youth coming with energy and performing against us the way they did, I think they are going to be a force to be reckoned with,” Warner said on Sports Today.
“The IPL has been a great platform and you have to give credit to Rahul Dravid. It seems like he is doing a fantastic job through the pathway system to get these players ready for international cricket. It showed when they came to play us here. In the future India is going to be a very formidable side in Test cricket as they are now,” Warner signed off.
After India captain Virat Kohli left Australia on paternity leave after a debacle in Adelaide Test, many expected the Ajinkya Rahane-led Indian team to yield and lose the plot Down Under. But despite suffering numerous injuries as the series progressed, the Indian team managed to script a historic win, courtesy of youngsters like Shubman Gill, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Siraj, Washington Sundar, Rishabh Pant, and Navdeep Saini all rising to the occasion.