5 reasons why India should continue to experiment in the ODI series against Australia

#5 Competition for places enhances individual performance

Even Jadeja had to face the sack

If there is any message that the Indian selectors sent out in their squad selection for the Sri Lankan tour, it was a clear message of perform or perish. Experienced players such as Yuvraj, Ashwin and Jadeja were not included solely on the basis of their poor performance in ODIs.

The team continued that philosophy during the series by giving all the squad members a fair chance. Kedar Jadhav and Hardik Pandya were dropped when they did not perform well for a few games.

Thus, the culture of experimentation will keep everyone on their toes as it sends out the message that no matter how important a player is, he will be dropped if he doesn’t perform. Every place is up for grabs in this team. This competition is goading players to perform better and there’s no reason why it should be stopped.