It all started with Dada's team, Virat Kohli on India's Test success

Emerging triumphant in the mental battles that Test cricket throws began in the era of Sourav Ganguly and the current Indian side has taken it forward with sheer hard work and self belief skipper Virat Kohli said on SundayIndia completed a dominating 20 series win against Bangladesh after recording an innings and 46 runs victory over the visitors in their maiden pink ball TestThe hosts had won the first Test by an innings and 130 runs in IndoreWith the win India cruised to their 12th consecutive Test series victory at home and also consolidating their position at the top of the World Test Championship tableTest cricket is a mental battle Weve learnt to stand up it all started from Dadas Sourav Ganguly team The belief is key and to be honest weve worked hard and reaping the rewards of it Kohli said at the presentation ceremony when asked abut his sides dominating run in the longest formatIndias fast bowling unit has been in tremendous form In the absence of the injured Jasprit Bumrah the pace trio of Ishant Sharma Mohammed Shami and Umesh Yadav grabbed all Bangladesh wickets on offer in the second TestSkipper Kohli said the success of the pace unit at home which has traditionally been a breeding ground for spinners is because now the speedsters are armed with the belief that they can do well in any conditionIts similar to when we play in other countries its about the belief The way these guys are bowling they can pick wickets anywhere Even the spinners its about believing they can pick wickets overseas Were in the right frame of mind to capitalise on the opportunities and were enjoying itKohli also applauded the fans for packed house on all three days of the matchAmazing the numbers have only gotten better We didnt think so many people will turn up today as we know the game will end earlier This crowd sets the right kind of example To reiterate the point of Test centres this is a great exampleMan of the series Ishant who ended with 12 wickets in the two Tests said he faced difficulties with the pink ball initially The 31yearold ended with the figures of 522 and 456 in the daynight TestPitching the ball up is something we developed during the last game Me and bowling coach discussed it It wasnt a fluke Pink ball is a little difficult it didnt swing at the start and we need to adjust to the conditionsMeanwhile visiting captain Mominul Haque said his team will look to learn from their mistakesDefinitely the gap between the two teams is concerning Weve to learn from these two matches and follow up what happened The pink ball new balls are challenging and we couldnt take the challenge with the new ball If we lose no problem but there was some positives Ebadat bowled well Riyad bhai and Mushfiqur bhai batted wellCatch up on all the latest sports news and updates here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updatesThis 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