Anil Kumble eager to put Pune defeat behind and look forward to Bengaluru Test

India coach Anil Kumble has reiterated that his side is looking forward to the upcoming Test match to be played in Bangalore. While India does indeed have a good record at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, it is quite clear that the team must be forward thinking and look ahead to what will happen in Bangalore.

This is Kumble’s first Test defeat as Indian coach having boasted of a stellar record so far. However, it is something he will certainly take in his stride as things move along. Kumble also reiterated that he was indeed looking forward to the upcoming encounter at Bengaluru against the mighty Aussies.

“What has happened in Pune is done and dusted. We didn’t play really well, didn’t adapt to the conditions. Every game we need to adapt to what comes our way. Australia played well,” Kumble said at the press conference ahead of the second Test.

“We don’t need to worry about the Pune loss. Really looking to forward to this game to get back to winning ways. It was a team failure and we cannot point fingers at anyone,” he added.

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He also went on to add that the Aussies were indeed a quality side and that one could not keep winning every game. “Australia are a quality side. Don’t think we played to our potential in Pune. We want to play to our potential in this match. Partnerships as batting unit, bowling unit, didn’t tick those boxes. We want to tick those boxes to win the Test match,” he said.

“You can’t keep winning every game. It has to come to an end. 20 games winning streak in international cricket is quite challenging. This team has able to do it. This team adapted to different situations but last game we did not and that’s why we lost,” Kumble said.

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Ajinkya Rahane was given the place in the XI ahead of Karun Nair in the Pune Test, speaking about Rahane’s place in Bangalore’s Test, Kumble confirmed that the Mumbaikar will be playing the 2nd Test.

“There’s no question of dropping Ajinkya Rahane. He has scored well and has extremely successful. We still haven’t discussed the team composition. It is unfortunate that Karun Nair has missed out. That’s how the team composition goes.

“That’s the beauty about this group. Whoever has come in, has done really well. Unfortunate for Karun, he is a class act. Our aim is to win every game,” he said.