“The win was more like a relief”: says Saba Karim reacting to Rahul Dravid reaction after India win

Chasing
a
modest
145,
the
visitors
were
in
deep
trouble
at
45
for
4
and
their
slump
continued
as
they
were
staring
a
shock
defeat
at
74
for
7.

But
it
was
Shreyas
Iyer
and
Ravichandran
Ashwin
who
stood
tall
and
steered
India
into
a
crucial
victory
on
the
4th
day
of
the
test.

Iyer
scored
29
runs
while
Ashwin
bludgeoned
past
the
Bangladeshi
bowlers
to
score
42.
India
coach
Rahul
Dravid
was
visibly
ecstatic
after
the
win
as
he
hugged
the
star
duo
but
his
heart
must
have
been
pumping
harder
when
the
team
was
reeling
with
7
wickets
down.

And
former
selector
Saba
Karim
says
the
India
coach
must
be
concerned
about
how
the
team
crumbled
against
Bangladesh.
He
also
pointed
out
the
struggle
to
bat
on
the
fourth
day
requires
proper
treatment
ahead
of
more
onerous
opponents.

“The
win
was
more
like
a
sense
of
relief
in
the
dressing
room.
The
run
chase
that
unfolded,
everyone
seemed
to
have
panicked.
The
way
they
shuffled
players
in
the
batting
order.
He
[Dravid]
and
the
rest
of
the
players
there
couldn’t
believe
that
this
would
be
our
condition
against
Bangladesh
because
this
wasn’t
that
tough
a
chase.
A
145-run
target
wasn’t
much
and
this
was
while
chasing
on
the
fourth
day,
not
even
Day
5,”
he
said
on
the
Sony
Sports
Network.

Shreyas
Iyer
and
Ravi
Ashwin
though
batted
brilliantly.
Iyer
looked
comfortable
against
the
menacing
Bangladeshi
spinners
while
Ashwin
made
a
late
onslaught
to
complete
the
series
win.
And
Saba
heaped
praises
on
the
duo
for
their
composure
and
technique.

“The
importance
of
scoring
runs
in
the
4th
innings
is
something
else
and
if
the
players
are
averaging
better
in
the
4th
innings,
you
know
which
cricketers
have
the
skill
and
the
technique.
Iyer
and
Ashwin
showed
exactly
but
one
thing
which
is
more
important
that
is
whether
you
have
the
temperament.
Only
then
can
you
complete
such
tricky
run
chases,”
he
added.

India’s
next
red-ball
assignment
is
against
Australia
as
they
play
a
four-match
test
series
which
starts
in
February.