Nice to win in a row, but we're also pretty realistic: India's head coach Rahul Dravid

IND vs NZ: Newly appointed India head coach Rahul Dravid says the 3-0 win over New Zealand looks good for the team in the long run, but at the same time he's realistic enough not to add too much to the overall result.

Team India head coach Rahul Dravid has said that the series win against New Zealand was good, but the result is "realistic".

India prevailed against a jaded Kiwi outfit with three games at home in the T20I series. The streak in India started just three days after New Zealand lost to Australia in the 2021 T20 World Cup final.

Newly appointed India head coach Rahul Dravid says the 3-0 win against New Zealand bodes well for the team in the long run, but at the same time he's realistic enough not to read too much into the overall result with Black Caps in the series three days after the final of the series T20 World Championship to play. Some of the key players on both teams have been rested as part of workload management for the series. "It was a really good win in a series.

Everyone played the whole series really well. It feels good, nice to start well. We're also pretty realistic." "We have to stay on the ground and be a bit realistic with this win," said Dravid at the post-game presentation here.

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The series was also Dravid's first appearance as head coach. The Kiwis had reached Jaipur at the start of the series less than 24 hours after losing in the World Cup final against Australia in Dubai.It wasn't easy for New Zealand to play a World Cup final and then show up three days later and play three games in six days was never easy for them. It was nice from our point of view, but we have to learn from this series. " and go forward.

"There is a long way to go in the next two years and we will have our share of ups and downs." India has also rested some of its key players, including Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja. New Zealand gave rest to their skipper Kane Williamson.

India also debuted Caps on the series for IPL cast members Venkatesh Iyer (Kolkata Knight Riders) and Harshal Patel (Royal Challengers Bangalore). "It was really good to see some of the young people come through. We gave chances to some of the guys who haven't played much cricket in the last few months."

"We have seen some of the skills that are available to us and we need to develop those skills further as we go. It will be a long season before the next World Cup as we are realistic about how much cricket some of our seasoned players have. " will play, "signed Dravid.