5 things selectors should keep in mind before picking Indian squads

#1 Manage the workload

Please preserve this kid in cotton wool when he is not playing

It is an area that the BCCI have begun to put a lot of emphasis on in recent times with key players of the setup getting periodic breaks from the game to keep them fresh for bigger challenges.

The selectors must look to adopt a similar strategy when it comes to the fast bowlers, who will have the bulk of the workload on them when India play overseas. Perhaps having them not feature in every limited-overs series that the team plays could be a way to preserve them.

There was a sense that in the previous trip to England, India ran out of gas towards the end because the bowlers just could not carry the load of bowling with sustained pace and venom for the duration of the five-Test series.

In order to avoid another similar scenario, it is imperative that the key bowlers, those expected to win series for the team, are not played in every series that the Men In Blue feature in.