First Published Oct 7, 2022, 7:12 PM IST
Indian cricket has been blessed with outstanding players. It has got more international quality players to play in 2 different international tournaments at the same time.
The Indian team has already played 2 different matches at the same time. Even now, the Indian team headed by Rohit Sharma with the leading players of KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik, Rishabh Pant, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ravichandran Ashwin and Chahal has gone to Australia to play in the T20 World Cup.
Senior players like Bumrah, Jadeja and Shami are out of fitness. In this case, the Indian team, led by Shikhar Dhawan, is dominated by young players in the ODI series against South Africa.
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The Indian team played in the first ODI match against South Africa with 11 players including Shikhar Dhawan, Shubman Gill, Ruduraj Gaekwad, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson, Ravi Bishnoi, Kuldeep Yadav, Siraj, Avesh Khan and Shardul Thakur. The best players like Rahul Tripathi, Umran Malik and Shabazz Ahmed did not get a place in the playing eleven. To that extent, the Indian team is one of the most talented players in international cricket.
Young players make the most of opportunities to play in matches where senior players do not. Shreyas Iyer and Sanju Samson batted brilliantly as India chased down a challenging target of 250 runs in 40 overs in the first ODI against South Africa. Shreyas Iyer scored 50 runs off 37 balls. Sanju Samson grabbed everyone’s attention with an incredible innings that belied his excellent batting. Samson scored 86 runs off 63 balls.
VVS Laxman, president of the National Cricket Academy and temporary coach of the Indian team, has said that it is very difficult to select the Indian team for the World Cup as there are many talented players competing for the ODI World Cup in India next year.
Speaking about this, VVS Laxman said there are many talented players. The competition between them is healthy to watch. Picking the Indian squad for the ODI World Cup in India next year (2023) will be a tough task for the selectors.
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Realizing the reality that they will not get a chance once the senior players return to the team, all the young players make the most of the limited opportunities they get and play well. Therefore, VVS Laxman said that team selection for the ODI World Cup will be very difficult.
Last Updated Oct 7, 2022, 7:12 PM IST