India’s T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav has shared his views on BCCI making it mandatory for all centrally contracted players to play domestic cricket.
After the Test series against New Zealand and Australia in the last WTC cycle, the BCCI had sent a ten-point guideline document to all contracted players. One of those orders states that players will now have to make themselves available for all domestic cricket when they are not playing any international series.
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The BCCI also warned the players that avoiding domestic cricket could cost them their place in the Indian team as well as central contracts.
Suryakumar Yadav on playing domestic cricket:
While the BCCI order received praise from many quarters, there was also some criticism. Many suggested that most of India’s players already have busy schedules and forcing them to play domestic cricket could take a toll on their bodies.
However, Suryakumar Yadav believes it is important for the players to ‘go back to the roots’. The star batsman said that the domestic circuit is very competitive and beneficial for the players.
“It is important to go back to the roots. The domestic circuit is highly competitive. It helps you prepare well. If you come to international matches after playing domestic, you stay in touch and I think that is the best preparation for any player. A lot of players have been playing domestic so it is good.” Suryakumar Yadav said this to the media before the first T20 match against South Africa.
Suryakumar recently represented Mumbai in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy before joining the national team for the South Africa series.
Suryakumar Yadav eyes another series win:
Suryakumar Yadav will be keen to extend his impressive unbeaten run as India’s T20I captain. Under his captaincy, India has not lost a single T20 series so far and he will be eager to lead the team to another series win.
Meanwhile, India will look to make the most of this momentum after winning the ODI series against the Proteas. After suffering an embarrassing 2-0 defeat in the Test series, India bounced back by winning the ODI series 2-1 and will now be keen to win the T20 series as well.
