On Monday (March 13), Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma announced that players who are not a part of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 playoffs will be traveling to the UK earlier than others to start preparing for the World Test Championship final. can leave for India will take on Australia in the summit clash at The Oval on June 7, and with the IPL season running till May 28, there is a scheduling crunch.
“I don’t think it will be a big problem, but yes, look, I believe in preparation and preparation will be the key to reach the final. Around May 21, there will be six teams who will probably be out of the IPL playoff race And so whatever players are available, we will try and find time to get them to the UK as soon as there is some time and we will monitor as much as possible.” Rohit said.
Rohit said, “Look, I think it is very important for us, we will be in constant touch with all the players who are going to play in that final and monitor their workload and see what is happening with them. Is.” “Actually we are sending some Dukes balls to all the fast bowlers and see if they get some time to bowl with it, but again it all depends on the individuals, the guys who will be part of the final, the guys There aren’t many who haven’t played in the UK. And there might be one or two here and there and the rest of us have all played in that part of the world.”
The IPL league phase ends on May 21, which is 16 days before the final, and players from eliminated franchises could be sent to the UK right after that to help them get familiar with playing conditions. However, Cheteshwar Pujara is the only player who will not be a part of the IPL while the rest of India’s probable squad will feature in the IPL starting March 31. T20 tournaments returning to the home-away format require extensive travel.
According to Rohit, managing a player’s workload will be as important as preparing for in-game situations like practicing with the Dukes ball used in England. He insisted that the neutral conditions in England will make for a different game between India and Australia, but both the teams are familiar with the conditions. Meanwhile, in Ahmedabad, Australian cricket team captain Steve Smith shared more details about the conditions they can expect at The Oval in early June.
Smith said, ‘It would be great to come against India in the final. “So it might be interesting what kind of wicket we get. But it’s a great place to play cricket. There’s usually a fair amount of pace and bounce for an English wicket. In terms of pace it’s probably as good as As close as you can get to Australia.” and boom. Yeah, it’s going to be a great Test match and people are looking forward to it.”