Rahul Dravid said a big thing about IPL

Rahul Dravid on IPL

: Head coach Rahul Dravid on Monday said that the Indian cricketers included in the plans for the ODI World Cup will play in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 in case of no injury and Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma There will be workload management of senior players like Kohli-Rohit Sharma) as one white-ball format will be preferred over the other. According to the new policy of the Board of Cricket in India (BCCI), the National Cricket Academy (NCA) and the franchises during this year's IPL Looking at the 50-over World Cup to be held on home soil in November, will keep an eye on the workload of the main players.

Dravid said in response to PTI's question during the press conference on the eve of the third ODI against New Zealand, "Workload management has become a part of the game today, we keep reviewing these things."

We had given situational breaks to some players (Rohit, Virat, KL Rahul) during the T20 series as part of workload management.

He said, “Injury management and workload management are two different things.

Looking at the amount of cricket we are playing, there has to be a balance between the two as to what is the priority for us in the near future.

Also, it has to be ensured that our big players are available for big tournaments.


Dravid said that players included in the plans for the ODI World Cup will play in the IPL as it will help them assess their T20 skills.

He said, 'NCA and our medical team will be in constant touch with the franchise in terms of IPL and if there is any issue or injury, we will attend to it.

If any player is injured or there is any other concern, then of course I think the BCCI has the right to remove them (from the tournament).

Dravid said, 'But if he is fit, then we will release him for IPL because it is an important tournament.

This is a huge tournament for the BCCI, considering our preparations for the 2024 T20 World Cup.

Kohli, skipper Rohit and KL Rahul have not played any T20 matches after the T20 World Cup in Australia and will also miss the T20 series against New Zealand next week.

But Dravid believes that the break is necessary before the two-week camp ahead of the crucial Test series against Australia starting next month.

He said, “You need to play some white-ball tournaments in a given period of time.

It is important to play four matches of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy for possible WTC qualification.

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