The Cricket Board of India (BCCI) will increase its focus on player fitness and consider who has played enough domestic seasons while selecting them for the national team, it said on Sunday after a review meeting ahead of the 2023 World Cup.
The board said the National Cricket Academy will work with teams in the Indian Premier League (IPL) to monitor Indian players targeted to participate in the Twenty20 league this year.
A review meeting to discuss the roadmap was held in Mumbai and was attended by BCCI President Roger Binny, India captain Rohit Sharma, head coach Rahul Dravid and others.
Players’ availability, workload management and fitness standards were also discussed in the meeting in view of preparations for the World Cup to be held in India in October and November.