The legendary Aravinda De Silva says the Indian cricket has a lot depth that the staff chosen for the Sri Lanka tour can’t be termed a “second-string” aspect, as claimed by his former teammate Arjuna Ranatunga.
An Indian staff full of children below the management of Shikhar Dhawan is in Sri Lanka for a white-ball tour, beginning with a three-match ODI sequence from July 13.
The senior gamers below Virat Kohli had been named for the World Test Championship Final towards New Zealand and the next five-Test sequence towards England.
World Cup-winning former captain Ranatunga had slammed the nation’s cricket board for agreeing to host a second string Indian staff, saying that it’s nothing in need of an ‘insult’
“India has got (an) enormous amount of talent going around at the moment and there is no way you call any side a second string,” De Silva stated throughout a digital group interplay.
“If you look at the current way of handling players, looking at current situation(s) world-wide, there is a rotation (of players) all over the world and these players being in a bubble has become very challenging for some of these youngsters, it is not easy,” added De Silva.
“It is essential to maintain their minds occupied, possibly it’s going to come to a stage the place rotating a few of these gamers, even a few of the officers to that extent, as a result of they’re put in a few of these bubbles has taken the toll on a few of these children and officers.
“So, I guess, this method might be something for the future. Even if you send a second string team or third team string, it is not a third string team, it is a rotational sort of (arrangement),” he added.
“I guess I won’t blame anyone for changing squads and sending different squads on various tours, that I guess is going to be the future,” stated 55-year-old De Silva, who has performed 93 Tests.
The Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) had additionally responded to Ranatunga by saying: “Out of the 20-member India squad, 14 players have represented India across all formats or in some form and not a second-string team as claimed.”
De Silva stated that the present Sri Lankan staff wants stability.
“They need to give the balance sorted out in the national team as soon as possible,” he stated, including that stability was one of many hallmarks of the 1996 Sri Lankan staff that lifted the World Cup.
“The English tour really showed us where we are at this juncture. It is certainly not a young team. It is quite an experienced team. It is lot to do with the balance of the team, that is where, I felt the combinations we had in those sort of conditions weren’t the best,” he elaborated.
Angelo Matthews, the senior-most amongst present gamers, pulled out of the upcoming sequence towards India, citing private causes, however De Silva wasn’t happy together with his resolution.
“It is a pity if he (Angelo Matthews) has decided to quit at this stage, because I see him as a guy who contributed a lot to Sri Lanka cricket,” he stated.
The ODI sequence between India and Sri Lanka will probably be aired on a number of Sony channels
