India survived a batting collapse to edge Bangladesh by three wickets in the low-scoring second Test to complete a 2-0 series sweep in Mirpur, Dhaka, on Sunday.
"You expect wickets to turn in the sub-continent, and after this, we will be playing an important series against Australia where wickets are expected to turn," Rathour said on the eve of the second and final Test in Mirpur.
India's stand-in skipper KL Rahul also reserved praise for Shardul Thakur, who put an all-round performance in the game including a seven-wicket haul in the first innings.
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The visitors, who are 2-0 behind in the four-Test series for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, finished the frenetic opening day 47 runs ahead with six wickets in hand.
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MSK Prasad advised the team to take the final call depending on the conditions at that time.
Senior India opener Rohit Sharma was all praise for Cheteshwar Pujara after his unbeaten knock of 91 on Day 3 in the third Test against England on Friday.
Rahul Dravid said India will have to find someone who can amass 500-odd runs in the series like Cheteshwar Pujara did the last time around.
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At stumps on Day 3, India were 125/3 in their second innings to extend their lead to 257 runs with Cheteshwar Pujara (50 not out) hitting a gutsy half-century.
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Rishabh Pant and Cheteshwar Pujara forged the only century-plus partnership of the innings but India still finished the day 321 behind.
Ravichandran Ashwin said his plan to lure the Australian batters to play the drive and induce mistakes on a slow Nagpur pitch worked to perfection in the Nagpur Test.
The Indian top-order did not need to go hammer and tongs like the English
'He's a very talented batsman and able to bat long period of time.'
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'We had hoped that however behind we were, we could've shown more fight but we knew we needed exceptional performances. It was not a 469-run wicket. We gave away a lot of runs -- bowling was disappointing. We played some poor shots yesterday.'
India's hopes of breaking their ICC trophy drought after 2013, remained unfulfilled as Australia handed them a crushing loss at the WTC Final.
Images from Day 4 in the first Test between India and New Zealand, at Green Park in Kanpur, on Sunday.
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Senior India opener KL Rahul was on Tuesday ruled out of the two-Test series against New Zealand due to a muscle strain in his left thigh.
It is understood that Kohli, Rahane, Shami, Jadeja will be sweating it out at the nets alongside Ashwin, who has already bowled a whopping 58 overs and taken seven wickets in a County game for Surrey last week.
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Images from Day 3 of the second Test between South Africa and India, in Johannesburg, on Wednesday.
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