Team India have been hit hard with COVID-19 cases hitting the camp. Moreover, vice-captain KL Rahul will miss the first ODI due to personal reasons, and will only be back from the second game onwards.
Reflecting on the development during a discussion on India News, former India wicketkeeper Karim highlighted the selection dilemma for Sharma and Dravid. He explained:
The former India player termed the series against West Indies a challenging one for the captain-coach duo. Karim reasoned:
Kieron Pollard’s West Indies are coming into the limited-overs series against India after a T20I series win against Australia. So Team India can take the visitors lightly at their own peril.
“Rahul Dravid knows how to counter these difficulties” - Rajkumar Sharma
Virat Kohli’s childhood coach was also asked about the challenges Dravid has had to face since he took over as Team India’s head coach. He replied:
The former first-class player expressed optimism about Dravid overcoming these hurdles. Sharma reasoned:
Team India have been bogged down by multiple issues of late. They suffered reversals in both the Test and ODI series against South Africa, with Virat Kohli also moving on from the captaincy role in all three formats. The positive COVID-19 cases ahead of the West Indies series have now only compounded their problems.
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