Reports have been circulating about the selectors and team management choosing a group of 20 players from which they will be selecting squads for the ODI series leading into the World Cup. However, Pathan feels that if other players aren’t tested, some last-moment injuries may cost India dearly.
Speaking on the Star Sports show ‘Road to World Cup Glory’, Irfan Pathan explained the importance of India having a bigger pool of players. He said:
Irfan Pathan on target list of 33 players
Irfan Pathan claimed that apart from the BCCi contracted players, there is another list of 33 players who are monitored by the NCA and whose data is sent to the team management. He feels this is the right way to identify potential backups and hidden gems, rather than just depending on 20 players.
On this, he stated:
India’s squad for Sri Lanka ODIs: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Hardik Pandya (VC), Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Umran Malik and Arshdeep Singh.
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