With restricted preparation time for T20 World Cup, India head coach Dravid desires workforce to adapt

The three-match sequence towards Afghanistan, starting right here on Thursday, might be India’s final sequence within the shortest format earlier than the T20 World Cup in June.

The gamers and the workforce administration perceive that it’s maybe not an ideal build-up to one more ICC event. But then, with a busy dwelling season – a five-match Test sequence towards England, adopted by the Indian Premier League – they should ‘adapt and be flexible’.

Head coach Rahul Dravid, too, is of an analogous opinion. Ever since taking on as the pinnacle coach in November 2021, the workforce has featured in three ICC occasions underneath him, and each time, there was adequate preparation time. “This T20 World Cup is slightly different, in the sense that there isn’t a lot of time to prepare for it. We have to rely on the cricket that we have and also a bit on the IPL,” Dravid stated.

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“The boys will be playing T20 cricket here and in the IPL. We might not get many opportunities to play together, so we will have to work around that. You just have to adapt and be flexible. We had good preparation leading into the ODI World Cup and also for the T20 World Cup 2022. This time, we probably won’t have that and we have to adapt to that and go with it…”

Over the previous couple of years, India opted for horses for programs coverage, in keeping with the format of the occasion. “At various stages over the last couple of years, we have had to prioritise certain formats, certain tournaments, simply because of the amount of cricket being played and in terms of managing the players, it’s impossible to make all players play all the time. So, we had to prioritise what’s important. Even in this series, people like Siraj, Jadeja and Bumrah have missed out, keeping in mind the five-Test matches,” Dravid stated. “So, you are always playing the juggling act over the last couple of years…”

With the IPL set to start on March 22 and end by the third week of May, there would hardly be any time for India to get into the groove for the T20 World Cup. And, protecting the completely different situations in thoughts within the USA and the West Indies, it might be a frightening activity for certain.

Only time will inform whether or not the seniors and workforce administration will have the ability to give you a foolproof plan in a bid to finish the workforce’s decade-long trophy drought in ICC occasions.