Bangladesh series has put us where we belong: Dravid

Dhaka, May 27 (UNI) Indian skipper Rahul Dravid today said India had proved their strength in all forms of the game without going into details of whether it was a good comeback after the World Cup debacle.

Talking to the media after India wrapped up the Test series against 1-0 within three days, Dravid said, ''The World Cup's happened. You can't look at something else to salvage something else. The past is behind us and there's nothing we can do about it.'' ''We were here to play some good cricket. Get some rhythm, form, confidence back. I thought we did that. We played well in the One-dayers and the Tests. And we did it in tough conditions,'' he said.

He also lauded his bowling attack for their tremendous effort in dead Bangladesh pitches.

''It was a great effort on part of the bowlers to bowl 95 overs in these conditions. We adjusted to the wicket really well. Having batted on it for a long time we figured out what line and length to bowl. That was important as the Kookaburra ball gets older, softer.

We knew that the new ball was going to be critical. Getting it into the right areas was going to be very important as well. All our bowlers, especially Zaheer, did a great job,'' said a jubillant Indian skipper.

On the performance of the youngsters since one of the objectives of the tour was to test India's young talent pool, he said, ''They applied themselves well. There were a couple of injuries which gave us more scope to play youngsters. They've promise. Now it's a question of learning, playing more, and getting opportunities. But it'll take time. We have to show patience and perseverance with them.'' Dravid also lauded debutant Ishant Sharma for his attitude saying, ''He was impressive. For a young kid with not many first-class games under his belt, he showed he's got the right attitude and has got the tools of the trade. Like Zaheer said, there's a good crop of young bowlers. RP Singh was a revelation on this tour. The two of them (Singh and Ishant) might not even have got an opportunity if not for injuries.'' MORE UNI