Rahul Dravid's Blunt Take On Scheduling Concerns Amid BCCI's Red-Ball Cricket Push

10.03.2024 - 16:49 sports.ndtv.com

Indian cricket team head coach Rahul Dravid suggested that the domestic cricket scheduling should go through an 'all-round review' after players like Shardul Thakur and R Sai Kishore expressed their concerns.

Shardul said that players need more breaks between the matches in order to avoid injury and his sentiments were echoed by Sai Kishore.

Following India's win over England in the fifth Test match in Dharamsala, Dravid was asked about the concerns and he said that the BCCI should consult the players who are "going through the grind and putting their bodies on the line." "I've heard the same as well.

I saw some of the comments Shardul, I think, made. And in fact some of the boys who've come into the team as well, also comment about how tough the domestic schedule is, especially in a country like India with the amount of travel involved.

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