Under the astute leadership of the former India captain, the bunch of 20-member Indian squad have outplayed both Afghanistan and Bangladesh in the double round-robin stage of the preparatory tournament for the ICC U-19 World Cup from January 22-February 14.
The Indian batting legend has cleverly rotated the XI in the four matches to get the combination right ahead of the showpiece event in Bangladesh next year as the boys too have responded securing four wins out of four including two with bonus point.
Andhra Pradesh lad Ricky Bhui, who has his roots in Bengal, led the side in first two matches, while Jharkhand's Virat Singh was the skipper in their last two, as despite playing together at International level for the first time they never showed problem against the two teams.
"This tournament is about giving people the opportunity and rotating the players. It's really creditable since 16 or 17 boys are playing U-19 cricket for the first time, compared to say Bangladesh who have been preparing for a really long time," Dravid told reporters.
Attacking Delhi left-hander Rishabh Pant, who also doubles up as a wicketkeepr, will be the fulcrum of Indian batting as he has been the tournament's leading run-getter with his scores of 118, 51 and 87 from three matches.
The Delhi opener is capable of giving the team a flying start while the likes of Washington Sundar from Chennai, Virat and Bhui lend stability down the order.