Kumble says Team India has moved on from Pune loss

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Published on: Mar 03, 2017

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India coach Anil Kumble has said that India have put the loss at Pune behind then, and are now looking ahead to the next Test match, at the Chinnaswamy Stadium

India coach Anil Kumble has said that India have put the loss at Pune behind then, and are now looking ahead to the next Test match, at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.

"It has always been a good batting surface. I am sure it will be a result wicket. We are hoping it will be a result wicket," Kumble said at the press conference. Bengaluru is the home ground of the Indian coach.

On the Pune defeat, he said, "I don't want to look back. As a coach it is more important to look ahead. Yes, it was one of those games where things didn't go our way and you just need to move on. Another three Test matches are there in the series and we are looking forward to that. We have had a fantastic home season. It is just one of those games where things didn't go our way.

More importantly for me as a coach is to look ahead and that's exactly what we have been doing as a team that what has happened is done and dusted. You can't really worry too much about that. Australia played really well. We didn't play well on that surface and it was challenging but we didn't adapt and every game you need to adapt and that's exactly what we are looking forward to," he added.

Kumble also reiterated that there was no question of dropping Ajinkya Rahane after a couple of poor games. "There is no question of dropping Rahane. He has scored really well. He has been extremely successful for the last couple of years. There is absolutely no question about that. In terms of the team composition we still haven't discussed on that. All 16 are available.

“Yes, it is unfortunate that Karun Nair missed out after he scored the triple hundred but that's the way the composition of the team has been that we look to play five bowlers and it was unfortunate he came in as a replacement," Kumble explained.

--By A Cricket Correspondent

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