BCCI treasurer Arun Dhumal on Wednesday stated that India fielding two totally different squads at totally different venues may turn into a norm as a result of challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic because it brings extra bilateral cricket and reduction to gamers throughout all codecs. provides. .
In a uncommon occasion, Shikhar Dhawan will lead a second-line Indian workforce in Sri Lanka subsequent month when the Virat-Kohli-led facet is within the UK forward of the Test in opposition to England.
Kohli has already talked about the necessity to give gamers a break from the bubble life aside from managing their workloads.
“It is a definite possibility that India could play another limited-overs tour with a young team while the core team players are playing elsewhere or need a break. Covid-19 related restrictions also need to be kept in mind,” Dhumal informed PTI.
“It (India’s two squads) also shows the solid bench strength of the Indian team and gives us an opportunity to organize more bilateral cricket and help other boards that are facing financial challenges amid the pandemic.”
“It is imperative to come up with new ideas to deal with the loss of bilateral cricket that has happened in the last 18 months,” he added.
India have picked six uncapped gamers for the Sri Lanka tour which incorporates three ODIs and as many T20Is from July 13. All matches will likely be performed in Colombo.
Talking about ladies’s cricket, for which BCCI has typically confronted criticism, Dhumal stated that the board is taking all needed steps to develop the sport within the nation.
Women’s cricket has come a great distance after coming underneath the aegis of BCCI. The sport will develop much more in future and the board will depart no stone unturned to provide extra publicity and alternatives to the budding ladies cricketers.
“The board has made a acutely aware effort to provide them sufficient taking part in time forward of the World Cup (subsequent yr) with excursions to England and Australia.
We are very pleased to see him play Tests once more and need the gamers all the very best.
However, he added that will probably be troublesome to make it to the ladies’s problem in the course of the IPL because the workforce is scheduled to play three ODIs, a pink ball Test and three T20Is in Australia from September 19, when the second half of the IPL begins.
Players may also need to quarantine for 14 days upon arrival in Australia.
“The way the schedule stands, it is difficult to find a window for a women’s challenge during the IPL,” Dhumal stated.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
