The countdown for the 2023 ODI World Cup has begun, with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) reportedly shortlisting 20 gamers who will likely be groomed for this yr’s mega occasion. Though the names of these gamers haven’t been revealed, the significance of choosing them based mostly on the ‘template’ the staff goes to undertake is being mentioned. In a dialogue on the identical, former India cricketer Gautam Gambhir highlighted how one participant cannot be requested to play like the opposite. Hence, the number of gamers, based mostly on the ‘template’ is essential.
“First, you need to identify the players who got that fearless approach and probably in a format like 50 overs you need to have a mixture of every kind of player. There are players who can anchor their innings. Change in the role has also made a huge difference. During that time we had only one new ball, now we’ve got two new balls with five fielders inside. So, the role of a part-timer has gone out of the window. The reverse swings, you don’t see enough reverse swings anymore, you don’t see enough of chase for the finger spinners as well. But, I always feel that when we talk about this new approach, which India always talks about, the template and stuff, you’ve got to identify players who can adapt those roles or that template very easily,” Gambhir stated on Star Sports present ‘Road to World Cup Glory’.
Gambhir additionally gave the instance of the likes of Virat Kohli and Suryakumar Yadav, who each have contrasting kinds of play.
“I can’t play like Yousuf (Pathan), he can’t play like me. If someone asks me to follow Yousuf’s template, I won’t be able to do that. Similarly, if someone asks Yousuf to follow my template, he won’t be able to do that. That is why the identification of players is very important.
“If you inform Virat Kohli right this moment to bat like Suryakumar Yadav, he cannot. If you ask Surya to play like Virat, he will not be capable to do this,” Gambhir said.
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Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma will be key
However, Gambhir also asserted that veterans like Kohli and Rohit Sharma will play a big role for India in the 2023 ODI World Cup because of their ability to play spinners.
“Some individuals simply can not adapt to that template so why push them to play in a sure approach that does not come naturally to them. So, for me, I feel figuring out gamers and on the identical time getting the correct mix is essential, relatively than considering that we have now to play at a sure template so we acquired to pick out all of the 15 with an analogous mind-set or with an analogous template. I really feel individuals like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and all these guys who can anchor their innings, who in all probability can play spin very well will play an enormous position the approaching World Cup,” he stated.
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