Dravid hints exit of Virat, Rohit from T20Is
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India head coach Rahul Dravid hinted that senior players Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma may not be in the future plans of the team in the T20 format.
Only four players of India’s World Cup squad were named in the T20 match and others were freshmen, that includes the likes of Rahul Tripathi, Shivam Mavi, and Shubman Gill.
Rohit missed out due to an injury, Kohli was rested from the series. Along with the superstar duo, the likes of Mohammed Shami, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and R Ashwin among others were also not named in the squad.
"For us, obviously, from the last semi-final (in the T20 World Cup) that we played against England, only 3-4 boys are playing in the XI (against Sri Lanka). We are slightly in a different stage of looking at the next cycle of T20, so ours is a slightly younger team and for us to play against the quality of Sri Lanka is a fantastic experience. The good thing is that a lot of focus is on the ODI World Cup and World Test Championship, so the T20s give us the opportunity to try out these guys,"
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Dravid also said the team management, fans and all others will have to be patient with this young team as they are likely to have an off day like they did in the 2nd T20I against Sri Lanka, losing the match by 16 runs.
"Nobody wants to bowl wides or no-balls, in this format it can hurt you badly. We've got to be patient with these young kids. There are a lot of young kids playing, especially in bowling, and they will have games like this at times. We need to understand that. We try to help them technically, we support them and create the right environment. They are very skillful, they are learning. It's tough to learn on the job in international cricket, so we must be patient," he added.
