New Delhi, January 24: Former IPL chairman Rajeev Shukla on Friday (January 24) backed Virat Kohli after the Indian captain raised concerns over the tight scheduling of his team's assignments.
Kohli took a a dig at the scheduling of their tour of New Zealand on Thursday (January 23) stating that cricketers are "getting closer and closer to landing at the stadium and playing straight".
And Shukla agreed with Kohli as the tour comes within five days of a home assignment against Australia.
"I agree with Virat Kohli that calendar is too hectic. There should not be back to back matches and series as well. Players must get some rest and also enough time to get acclimatised," Shukla tweeted.
I agree with @imVkohli that calendar is too hectic There should not be back to back matches and series as well Players must get some rest and also enough time to get acclimatised . COA should have kept this in mind before finalising the schedule @BCCI
— Rajeev Shukla (@ShuklaRajiv) January 24, 2020
He also seemed to blame the erstwhile Committee of Administrators (CoA) for the cramped calendar.
"CoA should have kept this in mind before finalising the schedule," Shukla said.
Virat Kohli raps Team India schedule; miffed BCCI defends itinerary
India are taking on New Zealand in a five-match T20 International series from Friday (January 24) after winding up the three-ODI series against Australia on Sunday (January 19).
Kohli said the short turnaround is tough given the busy international calendar.
"Well it's definitely getting closer and closer to landing at the stadium and playing straight. That's how compressed the game has become but I think this kind of travel and coming to a place, which is seven hours ahead of India time, is always difficult to adjust to immediately," Kohli said on the eve of the first T20 in Auckland.
He hoped the scheduling issue will be "taken into consideration much more" in future.