The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) took some major steps in the quintessential review meeting of Team India which was staged in Mumbai on Sunday (January 1). Issues ranging from players' availability, workload management and fitness parameters remained the focal point of the review meeting in view of the upcoming ODI World Cup 2023.
Meanwhile, BCCI also shortlisted 20 players who will be featuring in the marquee Men's ODI World Cup 2023. These players will be rotated in order to ensure the preparation of the 2023 World Cup which will be staged in India.
"BCCI has shortlisted 20 players who will be rotated till the 50 overs World Cup," Shah revealed to reporters after BCCI's review meeting of the men's national team which took place on Sunday (January 1) in Mumbai.
The quartet of head coach Rahul Dravid, captain Rohit Sharma, chief selector Chetan Sharma and NCA head VVS Laxman nearly brainstormed for four hours in a city hotel in Mumbai and took key verdicts after India's lackluster show in the recent times. The newly recruited BCCI president Roger Binny was also present in the meeting via video conferencing.
"It was a very constructive and fruitful meeting where we have reviewed the past performance and planned for the future events, including World Cup and World Test Championship (WTC). We will give preference for international cricket while making sure the IPL is not diluted," a BCCI source, who attended the meeting, said as reported by Crizbuzz.
"The issues of player availability, workload management and fitness parameters were also discussed at length during the meeting along with the roadmap to the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023," he added.
Key recommendations
1. The emerging players will have to play a substantial domestic season to be eligible for selection to the national team.
2. The Yo-Yo Test and Dexa will now be part of selection criteria and implemented in the customized roadmaps of the central pool of players.
3. Keeping in mind the Men’s FTP and preparations for ICC CWC 2023, the NCA will work in tandem with the IPL Franchisee to monitor the targeted Indian players participating in the IPL 2023.
4. BCCI has shortlisted 20 players for the ICC World Cup 2023.
5. All 20 players will be rotated for the next 35 ODIs India will play in 2023.
6. For multi-format players, focus will be mainly on fitness.
India crashed out of the T20 World Cup after a crushing ten-wicket loss to England in the semifinal of the tournament earlier in November. India also performed poorly in Asia Cup held from August to September last year and exited the tournament in the final four phase, failing to reach the final. They also lost the ODI series to Bangladesh by 2-1 in December.