The board is understood to want clarity on the team management’s plans as the team still has 23 players in England. The team management has formally demanded a cover to send Gill to England. The selectors and the board are not sure why the team management is insisting on bringing in more players when KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal Already with the team.
Bengal opener Abhimanyu Ishwarani He is also with the team as a reserve opener.
However, there are indications that team management would prefer either Prithvi Shaw Or Devdutt Padikkal if not both.
The team management is clearly unsure about Easwaran’s ability to bat in the challenging English conditions and he has been looking poor in the practice session. Rahul is being seen more as an alternative to the middle order Cheteshwar Pujara Or Ajinkya Rahane struggles to score runs.
“The team management should be clear about their approach. The selectors have always paid attention to the demands of the team management when it comes to the composition of the team. The team was selected in the presence of the captain. Virat Kohli. Management needs to be clear about their plan when it comes to how they want to use the players they have chosen. Rahul has been selected as the opener. If he had a change in plans, he should have clearly told about it,” a BCCI official told TOI.
“Easwaran has been with the team since the home series against England in February-March. The team management needs to clarify why they are not convinced about using Easwaran. Only then can a decision be taken. whether the replacement needs to be sent,” the official said.
“England still has four openers available and it was only possible because of the pandemic. Indian teams in the past did not have this luxury. They had to make do with 15 players on long tours. This is where the selectors and The team management needs to be on the same page and be clear about their plans. Picking 24 players for each series has made the job of the selectors a lot easier. If they are sure about the 24 players they have picked. If not, it will have to be resolved soon,” the official said.
What has increased the difficulties of team management? Hanuma VihariReluctance to open the batting. “There is no doubt that Vihari will be ready to do whatever is asked of him in a crisis. But he is more than happy to bat in the middle order,” said a source.
Team Management and Chief Selector Chetan Sharma They have not been in sync since Sharma took over in January. There are apprehensions about Sharma’s personal closeness with some players due to his role as a coach in various academies. There are reports of communication gap between the team management and Sharma.
Interestingly, the BCCI has sent two selectors for the series in Sri Lanka in July, but has cited travel restrictions for not sending any selectors for the entire tour. Sharma will not be watching any of India’s matches in Sri Lanka and England. Sharma didn’t insist on traveling to England as he didn’t want to disrupt the team’s preparations World Test Championship Final against New Zealand last month.
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