NEW DELHI: Indian cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar has referred to as on the Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) to cut back the squad dimension for the upcoming Check sequence towards England in June. Gavaskar, writing in his column for Sportstar, expressed considerations in regards to the outsized contingent India took on their current tour of Australia, which included 19 gamers, reserves included.
Gavaskar acknowledged the necessity for a bigger squad in Australia attributable to logistical challenges however insisted the England tour requires a extra streamlined method. “Carrying greater than 16 gamers will point out the selectors are not sure, and that is by no means a very good signal. Simply because the BCCI can afford to ship a big social gathering doesn’t suggest the India cap must be given similar to that,” he said.
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Whereas he advisable taking further bowlers for follow functions, Gavaskar was agency on not awarding them the India cap until completely essential. “The same old downside abroad is an absence of follow bowlers, so by all means take a number of bowlers over, and they are often given the coaching and clothes, however not the India cap,” he added.
Gavaskar additionally emphasised the significance of follow matches, urging the Indian group to schedule as many as doable throughout the England sequence. Reflecting on the current Border-Gavaskar Trophy, the place India opted for intra-squad video games and a single tour match, Gavaskar referred to as for a shift in method.
“There shall be some gaps between the Check matches, and these must be utilised for follow video games. Journey in England is by street nearly each time, and the India group will drive all the way down to the following Check venue on the final night of the earlier Check match. Since there will not be a journey day concerned, giving the following time off after the Check is comprehensible, however the subsequent couple must be used for follow,” he defined.
The batting nice additionally prompt eliminating non-compulsory follow periods, advocating for the coach and captain to find out the group’s schedule. “This current custom of non-compulsory follow must be finished away with, and solely the coach and captain ought to resolve who will get days off from follow, and this shouldn’t be left to the person participant to resolve,” he wrote.
Concluding his remarks, Gavaskar expressed optimism about India’s depth and the chance for a refreshed squad to make a robust assertion in England. “Indian cricket has depth, or so we’re informed, and hopefully, that shall be seen in England, the place a brand new India can present they’re able to tackle the world,” he mentioned.
