Will selection for T20 World Cup be based on IPL performance?
T20 World Cup 2024: The ICC T20 World Cup begins on June 1st. Before this tournament, Team India only has three T20 matches left. The Indian team will play a three-match T20 series against Afghanistan starting January 11. After that, the Indian team has to play a Test series and then the IPL will be organized. In such a situation, India head coach Rahul Dravid says that the management will have to rely a little on IPL 2024 for team selection for the T20 World Cup.
Will selection for T20 World Cup be based on IPL performance?
Head coach Rahul Dravid admitted that the Indian players will not get many opportunities to play as a group ahead of the T20 World Cup and said they need to remain mentally flexible ahead of the tournament in June. Dravid further said that the management also has to rely a little on IPL 2024 for team selection.
Head coach Dravid made a big statement
Dravid said in the press conference that after the last T20 World Cup, we gave priority to ODI World Cup in 2022 but after that we don't have so many T20 matches. He said that this T20 World Cup is a little different in the sense that there is not much time to prepare for it. We will have to rely on the cricket available and to some extent IPL as well.
These players were given a break from the T20 series
Some key players like fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja will not play the three-match T20 series against Afghanistan. Dravid said that given the amount of cricket being played, there is a need to give rest to the players. He said it was impossible for all players to play all the time, especially for those players who play all three formats. We need to prioritize what is important. Dravid said that given the five-Test home series against England, Bumrah, Siraj and Jadeja are not playing in this series.
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