'Dravid won't leave much to chance, he'll be about preparation and process'

India offspinner Ravichandran Ashwin has said that it is too early for him to comment on Rahul Dravids coaching style but he is sure that the head coach will be big on preparation and processRahul Dravids coaching stint got off to a winning start as Rohit Sharmaled India defeated New Zealand by five wickets in the first T20IIts too early for me to comment on Rahul Dravids coaching style we need to give him breathing space Hes put the hard yards in through the U19 level etc He wont leave much to chance and hell be all about preparation and process so that we can bring the happiness back into the Indian dressing room Ashwin told host broadcaster Star Sports after the first T20I endedSuryakumar Yadav 62 and Rohit 48 starred with the bat as India chased down 165 to defeat New Zealand by five wickets in the first T20I of the threematch series here at the Sawai Mansingh StadiumEarlier Martin Guptill and Mark Chapman played knocks of 70 and 63 respectively as New Zealand posted a total of 1646 For India Ravichandran Ashwin and Bhuvneshwar Kumar returned with two wickets eachThe slower you bowled there was more purchase you got on this pitch If you hit the seam and tossed it up it did do things like Santner showed in the second innings Its tricky in T20s you cant miss your lengths and you dont know when to toss it up but here it did help to give it some air It was a slightly underpar score and we thought 170180 would be par We thought we would cruise home around the 15th over but thats T20 cricket for you said AshwinI bowled the first over in the powerplay and figuring out the pace to bowl is important and it took me some time to figure that out Its about varying to pace and knowing when to vary it Its important to take each of the 24 balls as an event and look at each ball in isolation and as an opporunity You might have to play catchup but the batsman is trying to play catchup and trying to play you too so you cant get intimidated he addedWith this win India gained a 10 lead in the threematch series with the second game set to be played on FridayAlso Read Boult knows my weakness I know his strength its always good fight Rohit SharmaThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever