We responded like champions: Dravid in dressing room speech

Rahul Dravid

With its back to the wall, Team India responded like champions, said coach Rahul Dravid in an inspiring dressing room speech after his young side registered a series-clinching win in the second ODI against Sri Lanka here.

Chasing 276, India were reduced to 193-7 in 36th over but Deepak Chahar (69 not out) and Bhuvneshwar Kumar (19 not out) shared an unbroken 84-run stand to take the visitors home with three wickets in hand.

"The opposition was going to respond, they're also an international team. They responded, and we responded back like a champion team," Dravid said in a video posted on bcci.tv. "With our back to the wall, we found a way to break them. So really well done to all of you. Fantastic job."

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