Last Update: January 05, 2023, 15:38 IST
Rahul Dravid (left) and Rohit Sharma (AFP Photo)
India last won a global title in 2013 when they defeated England to lift the ICC Champions Trophy
There are reports coming in that BCCI has shortlisted 20 players for ICC ODI world Cup 2023, the cricket board seems to have started preparing for the marquee event right after a review meeting with captain Rohit Sharma and head coach Rahul Dravid on New Year’s Day.
Keeping in mind India’s repeated failures in ICC events since winning the Champions Trophy in 2013, the initial move is aimed at building a team that is well prepared to end the team’s wait for a global trophy. Ho.
However, prior India All-rounder Irfan Pathan believes the board cannot restrict the pool to just 20 players considering the time left for the World Cup to be held in India in October-November.
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“The World Cup is still nine months away, you can’t just have 20 players and just rotate them and think you will get above the rest. And that is not happening, see being a part of NCA in terms of coaching courses, and those coaches knowing what they have done now, Rahul Dravid, VVS Laxman and he has a clear communication on Indian cricket with coaches,” Pathan said on star sports,
“Apart from the contracted list that we have, we had a 33-target list of players, so we have a much bigger pool of players, not just 20. 20 may not be enough, because if something goes wrong with those 20, Be it injury or form, nine months is a long period of time when you need a large pool of players, and this is where you’re going to find them. And the target list of those 33 players, they’ll never practice They can work with the coaches,” he said.
Pathan also told how there are coaches in the National Cricket The Academy is working with Dravid.
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“Some coaches, they have different players like Rajiv Dutta has 13 players, 13 spinners work with him, Apoorva Desai has 13 batsmen, other coaches, they can go and work anytime. are,” he said.
He further added, “And they actually get the old data, they send it to Rahul Dravid and work together and that’s what needs to be done. And that’s the right way forward. And if that happens consistently So we’re going to be world champions right here, not just with 20 players.”
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