All-rounder Hardik Pandya said that India A coach Rahul Dravid’s guidance during the Australia tour has made him “mentally stronger”. "For me, everything changed after my tour of Australia with the India A team. It is a tour that transformed me as a cricketer. I can’t but thank Rahul Dravid enough for his contribution.

I understood that there is a mental aspect about the game that needs to be worked upon. He (Dravid) made me mentally stronger.", he said. “I don't think I have learnt more than what I did during those one and half months under Rahul sir.

He would tell me about things that I need to try out. I was mentally strong but after interacting with him, I understood that I could get even better. If my bowling is being talked about today, it's because of Rahul sir and Paras Mhambrey (India A bowling coach),” added Pandya. India A bowling coach Mhambrey also echoed Pandya's sentiments. "Since me and Rahul go back a long way, it was easy to share the workload regarding Hardik. Rahul focussed on the mental aspect and he gave me a freehand in dealing with the technical aspect of his bowling," Mhambrey said.