'Youngsters need environment to excel': Skipper Rohit Sharma after India's 17th straight Test series win at home

The composed set of newcomers in the Indian team dont need frequent advice they need just a supportive environment to excel said skipper Rohit Sharma after the young guns played a major part in the hosts seriessealing win over England in the IND vs ENG 4th Test on MondayPlaying his second Test wicketkeeperbatter Dhruv Jurel produced a player of the match performance with the bat in both the inningsHis 90 in the first innings allowed India to get close to Englands 353 while his 72run stand with Shubman Gill in the second innings helped the hosts tide past tense moments in the run chaseYashasvi Jaiswal Sarfaraz Khan and Akash Deep were also among the fresh blood who made an impact in the seriesIts been a very hardfought series so to come on the right side of it feels very good A lot of challenges thrown at us but we responded and were quite composed These youngsters guys want to be here growing up in the domestic circuit local clubcricket and coming here said Rohit in the post match presentationIts a big challenge but the responses I get are encouraging We have to give them the environment they want to be in we cant just keep talking to them they are very clear in what they want to do he addedThe performances came in the absence of senior players like Virat Kohli and KL Rahul pleasing Rohit even moreJurel showed composure calmness and shots all round the wicket His firstinnings 90 was crucial and again in the second innings along with Gill Its always not pleasing when you miss key players but theres nothing we can do as a group To fill their shoes was not easy but they responded really well said the skipperAlso ReadNext MS Dhoni among praise heaped on Indias defiant Dhruv JurelEngland were handed their first series defeat in the Bazball era but skipper Ben Stokes said he was proud of his team especially the inexperienced spinners including Shoaib Bashir and Tom HartleyIt was a great Test match the scoreboard doesnt give enough credit to the game as a whole the ebbs and flows So much credit to our spinners being exposed to a situation like that at the start of their careers I couldnt be more proud said StokesThe constant backing from Stokes allowed Hartley and Co to flourish with the ball even though it wasnt enough against Indias batting depthThats the way I am as a person allowing these guys to come into an intimidating situation and treat every ball as an occasion Its brought out a lot of talent not just for us but for IndiaEngland had managed to take a first innings lead in the IND vs ENG 4th Test but were all out for 145 in the second to squander the advantageTalking about the game Stokes added Im a massive Test cricket fan Weve been good in periods yesterday with the bat was incredibly hard against Ravichandran Ashwin Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav close to impossible We didnt think the pitch would get any better and weve seen that today Its about the input we dont worry about output Everyone gave their all Stokes added in reference to Roots patient hundred in the first inningsWith agency inputs