NEW DELHI: After back-to-back ODI series defeats against New Zealand and Bangladesh, Team India head coach Rahul Dravid admitted that lack of full-strength squad has been a problem and juggling between the three formats has not been easy.
India on Wednesday lost the second one-dayer against Bangladesh in Dhaka, conceding an unassailable 2-0 lead to the hosts.
“I guess from our perspective, it has not been easy to play. We don’t have full squad. Hopefully, from January, depending on injuries, we will get full squad to play home series. We have nine ODIs before IPL (3 vs NZ, 3 vs SL and 3 vs Aus) and hopefully, we will get to play a settled squad in those games,” Dravid said at post-match press conference.
Dravid believes come January, India in all likelihood, will have a full strength ODI squad which will then consistently play for the next 8-9 months leading up to the World Cup at home in October-November.
“In the last two years, we had prioritised T20s a lot as there were two World Cups. In the next 8-10 months, we will be prioritising ODI cricket. It is not easy to juggle three formats.
“Now, our white ball boys (specialists) will get some rest with Test matches being played,” Dravid added.
India’s ODI performance has been shoddy with very different squads due to workload management related permutations and combinations.
(With PTI inputs)
India on Wednesday lost the second one-dayer against Bangladesh in Dhaka, conceding an unassailable 2-0 lead to the hosts.
“I guess from our perspective, it has not been easy to play. We don’t have full squad. Hopefully, from January, depending on injuries, we will get full squad to play home series. We have nine ODIs before IPL (3 vs NZ, 3 vs SL and 3 vs Aus) and hopefully, we will get to play a settled squad in those games,” Dravid said at post-match press conference.
Dravid believes come January, India in all likelihood, will have a full strength ODI squad which will then consistently play for the next 8-9 months leading up to the World Cup at home in October-November.
“In the last two years, we had prioritised T20s a lot as there were two World Cups. In the next 8-10 months, we will be prioritising ODI cricket. It is not easy to juggle three formats.
“Now, our white ball boys (specialists) will get some rest with Test matches being played,” Dravid added.
India’s ODI performance has been shoddy with very different squads due to workload management related permutations and combinations.
(With PTI inputs)
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