ENG vs IND: Not Ideal But Happened Due To Unavoidable Situation - Sourav Ganguly On 7 Indian Captains For 7 Series
Former Indian cricketer and current BCCI President Sourav Ganguly reflected on the number of changes made in captaincy, stating that it was unavoidable due to injuries and other reasons.
India has had as many as seven captains in recent times, with the changes ringing in following the end of Virat Kohli’s captaincy stint. After him, Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, and now Shikhar Dhawan have led the side across formats.
“I fully agree that it is not ideal to have seven different captains in such a short span of time but it has happened because of an unavoidable situation.”
“Like Rohit was all set to lead in South Africa in white-ball but before the tour, got injured. So we had KL (Rahul) leading in ODIs and then for this recent SA home series, KL got injured one day before the series would start,” Ganguly told TimesofIndia.
“The calendar is such that we have had to give players breaks” – Sourav Ganguly
Although Ganguly always believed in playing continuously having played for 13 straight years in Indian colors, the additional T20 format forces the board to rest the senior players. However, a benefit of doing the same is the extra opportunities the youngsters get in the side.
“In England, Rohit was playing the warm-up game when he had COVID-19. No one is at fault for these situations. The calendar is such that we have had to give players breaks.”
“And then there have been injuries and we need to factor in workload management also. You got to feel for head coach Rahul (Dravid) as in every series, due to unavoidable circumstances, we have had new captains,” he also added.
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