India tour of NZ: Exposure for Test regulars to highlight selection meeting
The Indian men's cricket selection committee is meeting to finalize squads for the upcoming tour of New Zealand. Key priorities include managing player workload, ensuring red-ball exposure for Test regulars, and assessing the fitness of Jasprit Bumrah.
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Strategic squad selection is vital for maintaining team performance across different formats of international cricket.
NEW DELHI: The India men's senior selection committee is likely to meet in the next 48 hours to pick the four squads for the upcoming tour of New Zealand. The meeting, which interim chief selector Pragyan Ojha is set to chair, was postponed from Monday because of Prasidh Krishna's pending fitness reports. The four selectors will soon get into a huddle to pick the T20I, ODI, Test and India A squads for the tour, which begins with the shortest format on October 22.TimesofIndia.com has learnt that since the A series, starting from October 24, overlaps with the T20Is and ODIs, the selectors are delicately handling the availability and exposure situation. While they don't want to dilute the two squads, providing red-ball exposure for Test regulars will be the top priority when they meet.Some India A bowlers might also stay back to assist the Test team with preparations.
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