New Delhi: gave Board of Control for Cricket in India The (BCCI) medical team has started reaching out to the players involved in the controversy for the one-off Test against Afghanistan next month, asking them to gradually increase their workload. As TimesofIndia.com reported last month, the Indian cricket board was wary of burning out its top players. However, no red flags were raised by the medical team, a full-strength batting group, led by the captain. Shabman GulHe is scheduled to take the field in Molanpur from June 6.“The initial plan was to monitor the workload of the players and the medical team has not found any red flags regarding the batting group at the moment. The IPL playoff picture is still a week away but all the regular batsmen – KL Rahul, Yashaswi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant – are set to field for the Afghanistan Test. The BCCI receives regular data on the players’ workload during the IPL and is satisfied with what it has seen so far,” explained a source tracking the progress.
However, the bowling group may see a lot of changes as the think tank will not want to burn their premium cokes in the unforgiving June sun. Jasprit Bumrah is unlikely to feature for the match which is not part of the World Test Championship (WTC) cycle. As a late call is expected on the players. Muhammad Siraj And asked Krishna. With an eye on the Sri Lankan Test series, the selectors may be tempted to try new faces, especially in the bowling department. This could open the door for permanent actors on the fringes.“The bowling group is where changes are expected, as workload management is likely to start. There is no point in burning bowlers for this fixture and it is also a great opportunity for the selectors to test some quicks and spinners ahead of the all-important Test series in Sri Lanka,” added the source.While India’s batting core looks in order, a big call is needed for the No.3 position ahead of the tours to Sri Lanka and New Zealand later this year. Sai Sudharsan got a good run, but his returns were not encouraging. While he has the support of the team management, it remains to be seen how long they can keep out the in-form Dev Dutt Padikal, who has been a consistent performer in the domestic circuit.The southpaw scored 543 runs in the Ranji Trophy and an even better total of 725 runs in just nine innings for Karnataka in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. The 25-year-old was quickly included in Men’s Senior Selection Committee chairman Ajit Agarkar’s Test setup for the home series against England and could well be back in the scheme of things when the selectors next gather. Agarkar & Co. is also likely to put pressure on the experts in the longest format as they are not convinced by the stop-gap arrangements in the playing XI and the movement in the batting order.The turnaround time between the IPL and the Afghanistan Test is fairly short, and the immediate focus will then be on the smaller formats – the ODI series against the same opposition followed by the tours of Ireland and England.
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