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Mumbai: Indian captain Virat Kohli accompanied by head coach Ravi Shastri, addresses a press conference ahead of the team's departure for the tour of Australia; in Mumbai on Nov 15, 2018. India prepares for the challenging tour to Australia, that includes four Tests, three ODIs and as many T20Is. (Photo: IANS)

Players will be monitored even during the IPL

Indian selectors to meet on Feb 15 to pick squad for Australia series; focus on workload management New Delhi, Feb 12. Two cricket World Cup wins in 44 years, yet the flame carried in the hearts and minds of savants in India burns. As a top tier team, India once again is in search of the Golden Fleece. Workload management of the stars will be on top of the mind when the selectors meet in Mumbai on Friday to pick the squad for the white ball series against Australia. The Indian team is set to play two T20Is and five ODIs against the Aussies in what is set to be the last set of international games that the boys get before going into the 2019 World Cup in England, starting on May 30. The only practice they will get after this is in the Indian Premier League. The Selection committee will look at keeping the right balance as they would not only wish to give the senior guys ample rest before going into the showpiece event, but also wouldn’t want to give the Australians the upper hand in what will be the last series before the World Cup. India has been playing incessantly overseas and the fast bowling wolf pack has had no real rest. BCCi sources said: “Workload management of the senior players will definitely be the main area of discussion as we all know that the Indians have been on the road and the selectors and team management have made a conscious effort to ensure that the players get ample rest between games and series. Like you saw, regular skipper Virat Kohli was rested for the back end of the New Zealand series. You might see Rohit Sharma rested for some games here. “But it is also important to note that the Indians would want to keep the foot on the pedal and ensure that they don’t give the Australians any momentum going into the World Cup. A good series against India would mean a confidence booster for the team. So, there has to be a balance so…


third and final T20 International match

#NZvsIND 3rd T20I : Kiwis beat India to claim series

Hamilton, Feb 10. New Zealand defeated India by four runs in the third and final Twenty20 International (T20I) to clinch the series 2-1 here on Sunday. Chasing a mammoth 213-run target, India could only manage 208/7 in their 20 overs. Brief scores: New Zealand: 212/4 (Colin Munro 72, Tim Seifert 43; Kuldeep Yadav 2/26) against India: 208/7 (Vijay Shankar 43, Rohit Sharma 38; Mitchell Santner 2/32, Daryl Mitchell 2/27). Did you like this news / article? Please also comment and share in the comment box so that more people can talk Please subscribe to our YouTube channel #ColinMunro's 72 off 40 balls and #TimSeifert's 43-run knock guided #NewZealand to a mammoth score of 212/4 against #India in the third and final #T20 International match.#NZvsIND Photo: BCCI pic.twitter.com/4kNcAUmr92 — IANS Tweets (@ians_india) February 10, 2019