Burnout debate takes a new turn

Players ask Indian board for less cricket

Cricinfo staff

May 6, 2006

Virender Sehwag feels the strain © Getty Images

"There is too much cricket," Sehwag said. "Players need a break because they may burn out. They need time for fitness also, time to think about their game and to recharge their batteries. If we want to win the World Cup, we need every player to be fit."

Sehwag added that several players, including Rahul Dravid, the captain, had taken the matter up with the BCCI but had been told that there was nothing the board can do because the cricket calendar had already been fixed. But he said that the board had promised to give the players adequate breaks after the commitments fixed were fulfilled.

He also explained that players needed three or four weeks rest to recover between series. "If a player gets a three to four-month break in a year, it is good for players and good for the BCCI also."

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