Mumbai, June 23 -- In a sharp intervention that is likely to reignite debate on workload management in Indian cricket, former India captain Sunil Gavaskar has questioned the Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) growing reliance on player rotation, warning that excessive chopping and changing is "cheapening" the value of representing the country.
With India set to begin its T20I series against Ireland amid another packed international calendar, Gavaskar argued that constant reshuffling of squads risks diluting the prestige associated with earning an India cap, even as the team continues to draw from a deep talent pool.
He said while workload management has become necessary in modern cricket, it must not cross a line where selecti...