1983 ODI World Cup-winning captain Kapil Dev has predicted that India may have three separate groups sooner or later – one every for the three codecs of the sport. He said that doing the identical will permit Indian cricket to have a much bigger pool.
India have fielded two totally different cricket groups concurrently on a few events. In 2021, the Take a look at workforce was in England, whereas a white-ball aspect, led by Shikhar Dhawan, traveled to Sri Lanka. Again in 1998 as effectively, Indian cricket had two separate sides enjoying concurrently – one within the Commonwealth Video games and the opposite within the Sahara Cup.
Responding to the rising variety of cricketers making their Workforce India debut in latest instances, Kapil advised Gulf Information:
“The flip aspect of adjusting the workforce steadily permits many cricketers an opportunity to play. In future, I can see India may have three groups, one every for Twenty20, ODI and Checks. That approach you possibly can have a much bigger pool additionally.”
The 64-year-old, nevertheless, expressed unhappiness over the fixed chopping and altering within the Indian workforce. Questioning the choice to go away out Kuldeep Yadav from the second Take a look at towards Bangladesh after he gained the Man of the Match award within the first Take a look at, Kapil said:
“Having mentioned that, they need to have one set of groups for a time period. You possibly can change an odd particular person I can perceive that. However for those who Man of the Match is getting dropped the subsequent day and anyone else is available in, we as cricketers don’t perceive that.”
Kuldeep claimed eight wickets and scored a vital 40 within the Chattogram Take a look at, however was shockingly disregarded of the enjoying XI for the subsequent match.
“Fundamental gamers ought to stay match” – Kapil Dev on India’s 2023 World Cup probabilities
Kapil, who led India to their first-ever ODI World Cup triumph in 1983, asserted that the Males in Blue have the workforce to raise the trophy later within the yr.
He, nevertheless, added that the health of gamers could be one of many key elements heading into the ICC occasion. The previous all-rounder mentioned:
“Sure, we have now a workforce, however there are different groups additionally who’ve the power to win the World Cup. To win the trophy, you want a stroke of luck, proper mixture and prime of that the principle gamers ought to stay match, that’s crucial factor.
“After they play a lot cricket, accidents are going to happen and I hope after they get to play the event they don’t get injured.”
India’s final World Cup triumph got here at dwelling beneath MS Dhoni in 2011.
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