New Delhi: The Indian cricket team will face a hectic international schedule after IPL 2026 ends on May 31 and the management will monitor the workload before finalizing the squad for the subsequent assignment. only a few days apart intense pulsed light The top players are likely to be rested for the final and the one-off Test against Afghanistan (June 6-10) in the red-ball format and for the ensuing ODI series.TimesofIndia.com has learned that the management will take the final decision but the idea is being discussed and the selectors will monitor how regular Test players progress in the IPL. Discussions around the issue will remain fluid with no World Test Championship points on offer and the possibility of star players – including captains – Shubman Gill, Jasprit Bumrah and other regulars in ODIs and Tests – will be absent.
For example, things are likely to change if the Gujarat Titans and Mumbai Indians are not in playoff contention. Taking all options into consideration, a final decision is expected to be taken when the selectors finalize the squad for the Tests and three ODIs.“There is not a big gap between the IPL final and the Afghanistan Test, so the selectors and management will be careful not to burn out the players because there are three ODIs and then the white-ball series in England. “There are no WTC points for the Afghanistan Test and stakeholders will need to manage the workload carefully as some players will be on the road for almost two months and there will be a lot of cricket in the remainder of the year. “ODIs and WTCs are the priority now and you want your best players to be fit and fresh and able to play four Tests – two against Sri Lanka and two against New Zealand – as well as numerous ODIs. Why take the risk bangla This test? ” said a source following developments.
Shubman Gill (AP Photo)
It is further learned that the selectors have been tracking fast bowlers and spinners in the domestic circuit; first call-ups are likely to come for the Mullanpur Test starting from June 6. Gurnoor Brar has impressed the biggies, as has left-arm spinner Manav Suthar.Both have been part of India A and if there is a vacancy in workload management, they will be included in the plans along with Harsh Dubey, Auqib Nabi and Devdutt Padikkal. Nitish Kumar Reddy’s improvement in bowling will keep him in the discussion.“One thing is clear about this selection panel: they rarely rush it. Gunur and Manav are known to have impressed, as have Harsh, Ochib and Devdutt. It will all come down to discussions between the think tank and the medical team, as optimal utilization of resources will be the key here. There is no point in having your star players play a five-day tournament without any WTC points.
Ojib Nabi. (Image: File)
“The turnaround time between Test matches and ODI series is very short. So, you will have a situation again where Test match and ODI regulars – like Gill, Bumrah, KL Rahul and even Ravindra Jadeja – will switch from T20 to Test matches to ODIs in less than a month. The captain and coach have been very vocal about this arrangement in the past and have the final say,” the source added.India have a packed schedule in June: Tests and ODIs against Afghanistan, T20Is against Ireland, and then a trip to England for a white-ball series consisting of three T20Is and as many ODIs. This will be followed by a three-match T20I series against Zimbabwe starting from July 23.
