Ravi Shastri says he does not believe in breaks . Former India head coach says Dravid should be given a break before limited-overs series .
Mumbai (Maharashtra) (India), November 17: Ravi Shastri, a retired Indian al-rounder and coach, has expressed his dissatisfaction with the idea that head coach Rahul Dravid be given a break before the teams' limited-overs series in New Zealand, arguing that such frequent absence from the dressing room can hurt the player-coach relationship.VVS Laxman, the current National Cricket Academy (NCA) chief, will coach the I do not believe in breaks.Because I want to understand my squad, I want to understand my players, and I want to be in charge of that squad.To be blunt, how many breaks do you need for those months of IPL?You get about 2-3 months of IPL, that's enough for you to recover as a coach.
Shastri, on the other hand, backed Laxman to start the rebuilding process for India in coloured cricket following the World Cup setback with a series win on Kiwi land.Even if selecting experts for the shortest order would put some new players on the bench, he advised the former batting ace to be patient and persistent.VVS is correct.They will always hire specialists, especially with children, because that should be the mantra going forward. Shastri said that this squad will have the opportunity to identify match winners and responsibilities in the future, and that it will follow England's example.According to the former India head coach, they were the only team that truly caught the bull by the horns after the 2016 World Cup.The New Zealand series includes three T20Is and as many ODIs.The Kiwis will return to India in January next year for a white-ball series as a result of the tour's end on November 30.Hardik Pandya (C), Rishabh Pant (vc & wk), Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan, Deepak Hooda, Shreya Kumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson, W Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Siraj, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, and Umran Malik are among the New Zealand T20I squad members: Kane Williamson (c), Finn Allen, Michael Bracewell, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Daryl Mitchell, Adam Milne, Jimmy Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, and Blair Tickner.