IND v BAN, 1st Test: We know we've got a challenge on our hand, says Rahul Dravid on WTC final qualification

India head coach Rahul Dravid is aware that his team have a challenge on their hands in terms of qualifying for a second successive World Test Championship WTC finalAs the race for making the cut for the WTC final heats up India have to win either all six or five of their remaining matches two against Bangladesh one of them currently underway in Chattogram and four against Australia at home in FebruaryMarch next year to enter the finale clash which will be held at The Oval in June 2023Its one step at a time I dont think we can start looking at the sixth one when we start here Weve got to win this one first Weve got to play our best cricket to give ourselves a chance to win this first one and then go to Dhaka to replicate that and take it as we goWe know weve got a challenge on our hand We know weve got to win majority of our games in the World Test Championship but we are not going to get there if we dont take the first steps well So weve got to focus on this one and then see how the cards fall and how it goes and see what weve got to do in the series against Australia said Dravid in a video posted on bccitvDravid also felt teams are becoming more aggressive and are pushing for results since the time Tests have come under the World Championship umbrella with 12 points associated with every match and finds adaptability to be of utmost importance in the formatAlso readHopefully from January onwards we can pick our full strength ODI squad barring injuries DravidTeams have already been aggressive over the last bit of time Teams are playing for results a lot more now especially with the WTC points at stake I still think adaptability is going to be very important in Test cricketThat ability to play aggressively when you need toor you can play aggressively with the kind of squad you have or the kind of position you find yourself in the game and then the opportunity to be able to play a difficult period or a difficult day of Test cricket either with the bat or with the ball and knuckle down and play some tough hard cricket as wellThe teams that have that adaptability or that ability to be able to switch so to speak even in between a Test match are the ones that are going to be very successfulDravid was also in praise of talismanic batter Virat Kohli who recently made his 44th ODI century against Bangladesh at Chattogram on December 10 Since the Asia Cup Kohli has been in sizzling form and was in magnificent touch during T20 World Cup in AustraliaVirat has an incredible template in 50over cricket His record speaks for itself which is phenomenal Hes got a good template in oneday cricket wherein he knows when just to be aggressive and when to control a game Its incredible to watch and its really good signs for us if he can build up for usI know hes hungry he feels he is back training as hard as Ive ever seen him Thats been for me one of the standouts over the last year and a half just watch the way he trains he prepares that never changes irrespective of whether he is doing well or not Thats a great lesson for a lot of the younger players coming into the groupDravid signed off by saying a lot of youngsters will benefit from playing against Bangladesh in their backyard in Tests after losing ODI series 21 There are a lot of guys for whom this is a completely new experience of playing Test cricket here in Bangladesh Theyve played a few oneday games but not Test cricketIts nice to be able to play in all parts of the world in Test playing countries Bangladesh has been playing some good cricket at home recently Its a good challenge for the boys They are really excited about itThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever