India, May 20 -- The packed cricket calendar has pushed the BCCI to take additional steps to keep its key players fresh for major assignments ahead, with workload management expected to become a bigger focus once the IPL concludes. However, the issue has also sparked debate around players prioritising rest, with some questions raised over whether missing IPL games for workload reasons sends the right message, bringing several names under scrutiny.

Recently, the BCCI announced squads for the ODI and Test series against Afghanistan, where Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja were rested as part of workload management. In contrast, Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya were selected subject to fitness, with both continuing their IPL commitments duri...