After he went public about player fatigue, it shouldn’t surprise anybody that Virat Kohli has been rested from the ODIs against Sri Lanka. Photo: PTIAfter he went public about player fatigue, it shouldn’t surprise anybody that Virat Kohli has been rested from the One Day Internationals (ODIs) against Sri Lanka. Intermittently from the 1980s, most captains have talked about the work burden imposed on players by ill-thought-out itineraries. In 1980, there was high drama when Sunil Gavaskar—then India’s leading player and captain—refused to go to the West Indies, complaining of excessive cricket. By being vocal about it, Kohli has asserted that players see themselves as active stakeholders in how Indian cricket shapes up.

Source: Mint November 29, 2017 14:48 UTC