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InDepth headlines national business sports cricket regional entertainment technology world travel autos health | in-depth coverage > India-Sri Lanka Series 2005 > India need to test youngsters before World Cup: Chappell 15.53 IST 07th Nov 2005 By Agencies 
India needed urgently to test the youngsters in the cauldron of cricket pitch or else it would find itself laden with injury-ridden players at the time of World Cup a few months from now, coach Greg Chappell has said.Chappell saw the five-wicket loss to Sri Lanka in the fifth one-day international at the Sardar Patel stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday in a positive light. "Look, we need to balance between winning and experimenting ... Had we won with this young side, the benefit for Indian cricket in the next 12-18 months would have been huge," Chappell said. Having clinched the seven-match series by winning the first four matches, India rested its key players Sachin Tendulkar, Irfan Pathan and Harbhajan Singh. The former Australian captain said the inclusion of youngsters -- Gautam Gambhir and Rudra Pratap Singh who had been on the bench in the previous matches -- was not for the sake of experimenting but was inevitable. "You can't get that experience unless you let them (the youngsters) make mistakes. We must be prepared to take that risk, so that we give ourselves a chance of winning the World Cup 2007. "We have no choice. It is not a matter of whether will we or won't we, we have to do it. Otherwise we will wake up one day and find ourselves surrounded by players with injuries and worn out. "The energy the guys showed on the field, I don't know if there had been a better fielding effort from the Indian team before," he said. in-depth coverage > India-Sri Lanka Series 2005 > |
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