Workload management 2021

[zen]

There are going to be a lot of games in all formats in 2021. For e.g., Ind played 2 tests in Aus in Jan, then it plays 4 v Eng, 5 in Eng, 2 v NZ, and probably 1 to 3 in Dec-Jan in SA. Add IPL, Asia Cup and T20 WC, along w/ bilateral LOIs. Therefore, managing the workload for players (incl. identifying which series and formats they focus on) could become paramount (more work for the coach and selectors). 

 

May be, we could reach a point where we may need 2 11s - one for Tests and one for LOIs esp. for bilaterals. Players would need to get wiser too to become more proactive with managing their workload. More than dropping players, we may need a larger pool to have an effective rotation where necessary. 

 

Will be interesting to see how BCCI goes. Will it learn from the injuries and quarantine related challenges that the team faced recently to come with a game plan or will it wait for the wheels to fall off before waking up to take adequate action? 

 

Ind may need to tentatively have a pool like the below: 

 

Tests (mainly focused on tests w/ a few exceptions) 

Gill

Agarwal

Pujara

Kohli

Rahane

Vihari

Shaw

Pant (wk)

Saha (wk)

Jadeja

Ashwin

Bumrah

Ishant

Shami 

Siraj

Umesh

Add youngsters / new players such as Paddikal, Gaikwad, Krishna, etc. 

 

 

LOIs (can play in tests if required)

Rohit

Hardik (SDP)

KL (wk)

Samson (wk)

SKY

Iyer

Dhawan

Sundar

Pandey

Bhuvi

Natarajan

D Chahar

Saini

Thakur

Tyagi

Chahal

Kuldeep

Krunal

Add youngsters / new players such as R Chahar, Bishnoi, Chakraverti, Samad, etc. 

 

 

Common pool for ICC LOI events:

Kohli

Bumrah

Shami 

Jadeja

Pant

etc 

Edited January 18, 2021 by zen

[Serpico]

Play the best possible team for tests, give more debuts in LOIs. Maybe rest Bumrah for some home tests. Shami will take time play again, probably not until after IPL