In a bid to prioritize the upcoming home season, the BCCI has decided to rest the senior members of the Indian cricket team. Captain Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Jasprit Bumrah have been asked by the board to join the team for the first Test of the season in September. Just before the mega-event in June, all three also played a hectic two-month-long IPL 2024 season. While Kohli was on rest during the India vs England series, Rohit played all 5 Test matches, and Bumrah too played 4 games.
Rest over practice
“Senior players can take some rest and get ready for the full cricket season ahead. Rohit, Virat and Bumrah have been offered rest and will join the team for the Test matches against Bangladesh in September,” a source in the BCCI told The Indian Express.
A young Indian team led by Shubman Gill is currently playing a 5-match T20I series in Zimbabwe. But the full-strength team was expected to assemble for the India vs Sri Lanka series, where 3 T20Is and ODIs are to be played. Given that India isn’t expected to play much 50-over cricket before the Champions Trophy 2025, it was expected that Rohit, Kohli, and Bumrah would at least play the ODIs, but the management has decided to keep them ready for the home season instead.
India vs Sri Lanka T20I & ODI schedule
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