Head coach Rahul Dravid on Wednesday admitted that Indian gamers is not going to get too many possibilities to play as a gaggle forward of the T20I World Cup, and stated they wanted to stay mentally versatile forward of the marquee occasion in June.
India’s head coach Rahul Dravid, batting coach Vikram Rathour and captain Rohit Sharma throughout a apply session (PTI)
The three-match sequence towards Afghanistan starting right here on Thursday can be India’s remaining T20 International task forward of the worldwide showpiece. In that context, Dravid stated the administration can even need to rely a bit on the IPL 2024 for the staff choice.
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“After the last T20I World Cup (2022) we prioritised the ODI World Cup. But we don’t have that many T20I games after that (ODI WC),” stated Dravid in his pre-match convention.
“So, this T20I WC is slightly different in the sense that (there’s) not a lot of time to prepare for that. We have to rely on the cricket that we have and also a little bit on the IPL.”
Dravid emphasised the necessity for gamers to stay adaptive in conditions the place they might not collectively get sport time.
“We might not get too many chances to play together, so we will have to work around that. You just need to adapt and be flexible. We had a good preparation leading into the one-day WC. Even in the last T20I World Cup, we had a lot of games together as a group. This time we won’t have that (many matches) probably, but it is all about adapting while going ahead,” he added.
Some of the premier gamers like pacers Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja is not going to be enjoying the three-match T20I sequence towards the Afghans.
Does their absence pose a hindrance to the staff’s ambition to have as a lot collective actual match-time as attainable?
Dravid thought it was additionally essential to present the gamers a break contemplating the quantity of cricket being performed.
“It is impossible for all the players to play all the time, especially for the players who are playing all the three formats. We had to prioritise what is important.
Bumrah, Siraj and Jadeja have missed out from this series because keeping in mind the five-Test home series against England. So, we are always playing that juggling act a little bit over the last two years,” he signed off.
Source: www.hindustantimes.com
