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Perfect opportunity for youngsters to showcase their talent in Nidahas Trophy: Gavaskar

Perfect opportunity for youngsters to showcase their talent in Nidahas Trophy, says former India captain Sunil Gavaskar.

Perfect opportunity for youngsters to showcase their talent in Nidahas Trophy: Gavaskar

New Delhi, Feb 28: Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar is mighty pleased Team India's stupendous show in the limited-overs series against South Africa and feels the upcoming Nidahas Trophy in Sri Lanka will be a good platform for the youngsters to showcase their talents.

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India literally outclassed South Africa in every department in the limited-overs series and won the ODI and T20I series quite convincingly. After going down 2-0 in the Test series, Virat Kohli and his boys came back strongly to win the third Test and lost just two games on the tour thereafter.

India won the ODI series 5-1 and T20I series 2-1. The Men In Blue won the third and deciding T20I against the Proteas and wrapped up the tour on a positive note with a win for they were the dominant side in the limited-overs.

In a column published in the Times of India, Gavaskar commended the selectors' decision of resting senior players like Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni for the upcoming tri-nation T20I series between India-Sri Lanka-Bangladesh.

The cricketer-turned-commentator believes that the upcoming series gives an opportunity to the youngsters to show their mettle.

"India have decided to rest their star players after the arduous South Africa tour and this gives an opportunity to some young players to show their mettle and that they are ready for international cricket. These players have done well in the ongoing domestic limited overs games and won't be short of experience either as they play in the IPL too," Gavaskar wrote in his column.

The legendary top-order batsman further stated that the selectors are testing the bench strength and give ample experience to the youngsters for they should be ready to replace the senior players when they retire.

"The selectors clearly have an eye not just on the 2019 ICC World Cup in England but beyond as some senior players may well want to retire from the international scene then.

Gavaskar, however, cautioned that the upcoming series wouldn't be a cakewalk for Team India for Sri Lanka is in red-hot form and Bangladesh too couldn't be taken for granted in the T20 format.

"The hosts Sri Lanka have been brilliant ever since Chandika Hathurusingha has taken over as the coach and on the recent trip to Bangladesh they won all three formats but were especially devastating in the T20 series.

"Bangladesh too have upped their game especially after the Bangladesh Premier League where they not only got more T20 experience but the huge plus of their players sharing the dressing room with some of the world's best players and learning from them. They play fearlessly now and are capable of beating any team particularly in this format.

"It should be an absorbing event as the T20 format usually is, but on the flat pitches of the Emerald Isle it could well be the batsmen who will be the setters and game changers," he signed off.

Story first published: Wednesday, February 28, 2018, 13:24 [IST]
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