Renowned Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar has expressed his strong disappointment regarding the Indian Test team selection for the upcoming series against West Indies. The series is scheduled to take place from July 12th to July 25th. It will feature prominent players such as Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Ravindra Jadeja and they will be moving to the Caribbean Island for the long tour.
In an interview with India Today, Sunil Gavaskar expressed his frustration with the team selection and said that key Indian players are not receiving enough rest before the most anticipated ODI World Cup 2023. The World Cup is scheduled to take place in India during October and November.
While talking to India Today, Sunil Gavaskar said, “Give them a break, give them a complete break. Look, they have finished on the 12th of June, give them a break till 20, 25th of July. I mean no Test matches, no travelling either. Now apparently this team is going to go for warm-up matches from the 1st or 2nd of July. So how many day’s break have they had? Barely 20 days? Why not give them a 40-day break.”
He further added, “Give them a complete 40 day break so when they comeback for the one days and the new season totally fresh.”
The former Indian batting legend is worried about the senior players who are playing in all three formats of the game. Earlier, Gavaskar said that the players who are confirmed to play in the ODI World Cup must take proper rest to keep them fresh before the marquee event.
