Mumbai:With a new white-ball captain at the helm, and a relatively new coach in Rahul Dravid to help him chart the way forward, the West Indies series gives selectors a timely opportunity to begin afresh. Rohit Sharma is back to full fitness and will be available for both T20s and ODIs.
There are two World Cups to plan for between this year and the next. Indian players will play close to 18 T20 Internationals and the IPL before flying to Australia to play the T20 World Cup and that gives the selectors ample opportunities to formulate their T20 combinations.
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