India tour of Australia: ‘We are looking at giving opportunities to younger players,’ says Indian skipper Virat Kohli
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India’s tour of Australia is scheduled to begin tomorrow with the first ODI at the Sydney Cricket Ground. The match will mark the return of international cricket for the Indian cricket team following the COVID-19 pandemic. The teams will then play three T20Is before the all-important Test series which will comprise of four matches.
India’s squads for the tour were announced when the Indian Premier League (IPL) was taking place in the UAE. India went for a mix of youth and experience as they picked the usual suspects while also handing debut call-ups to a few players. With the issue of managing workloads at large following the IPL, it remains to be seen if the youngsters will get a chance to feature in matches. Indian skipper Virat Kohli has affirmed the same and stated that youngster will certainly feature in the tour.
‘There are a lot of young guys in the squad who are eager’
Virat Kohli spoke to the media today on the eve of the first match of the tour and spoke about giving opportunities to youngsters. “We are looking at giving opportunities to younger players. There are a lot of young guys in the squad who are eager and really waiting to get onto the park and play in a place like Australia,” Kohli said. “It’s a great opportunity for them to realise something new about their own games and how they can take their games to the next level and grow that confidence level and keep helping the team going forward.
“So from that point of view, yes, it is a very important series for them as individuals to grow and for us as the management group and the captain to give them that opportunity to go out there and play to the best of their abilities and play freely and enjoy their cricket. We’re definitely looking forward to seeing these guys on the field and how they shape up because they’re a bunch of very talented guys” he added.
Kohli then spoke about Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Shami and the management of their workloads. “It’s a no-brainer [managing Bumrah and Shami’s workloads],” Kohli said. “They’ve gone through a full IPL season as well. Both of them have bowled beautifully, bowling in great rhythm. It’ll be very important to monitor the workload and hence the point about some of the younger guys getting a chance comes into play as well,” he signed off.
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