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The former Indian captain traveled with the second Indian team for a limited tour in Colombo starting next month.

Former Indian captain Rahul Dravid said that during the coronavirus pandemic, different teams in different forms are a short-term solution to alleviate the pressure on the country’s cricket players.

Dravid has coached the Indian A team and under-19 teams. He is currently the director of the National Cricket Academy (NCA). He will travel to Sri Lanka with the second Indian team on Monday. Colombo plays a limited tour.

Shikhar Dhawan will be the captain of the Indian 20-man team in the island country from July 13th, participating in three one-day matches and three Twenty20 international teams. The test team led by Virat Kohli will be held from August to September. England play a five-game series.

The Sri Lanka Tour-including three Twenty20 matches and three one-day international matches-was originally scheduled to take place in June last year but was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The ODI series will be part of the first ICC Cricket World Cup Super League in 2020-23.

‘Relieve player pressure’

“In the short term, this will ease the pressure on many players. It is increasingly difficult for the same group of players to pass all the restrictions,” Dravid told reporters at a press conference before the departure.

“In the long run, this needs more discussion.”

Top international cricket players including Coley talked about Be “cooked” In March of this year, in a series of biosecurity foams and isolations in England.

Next month, as India fights the fierce second wave of COVID-19, some Indian and foreign cricket players, including bowler R Ashwin, drop out From the Indian Premier League (IPL) Pause midway As the epidemic worsened.

On Monday, the second-tier Indian team, including experienced and up-and-coming talents, will undergo a mandatory 14-day quarantine in Mumbai and will leave for Sri Lanka on Monday.

The former captain said: “There are many people in the team who are fighting for seats or want to consolidate their seats in the T20 World Cup.”

“But the main goal of everyone on the team is to try to win the series. I hope everyone will have the opportunity to perform wonderfully during the process of winning the series. [on] The selector’s door. “

Host India has eased some lockdown restrictions in recent weeks as it stands out from the surge in infections and deaths in April and May, and it is considering moving the T20 World Cup to the United Arab Emirates from October to November.

The Cricket Control Council of India (BCCI) will end the suspension of the Indian Premier League in the UAE from September to October, and is expected to make a decision on the T20 display activities in the coming days.