Ashwin tells BCCI to manage players’ twilight years amid Virat, Rohit talk

Former decorated spinner Ravichandran Ashwin criticised the Board of Control for Cricket in Indias BCCI handling of batting bigwigs Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli and emphasised the importance of knowledge transfer KT in the management and the nations cricketSpeculations and debates have sparked over social media since last week after chief selector Ajit Agarkar announced the managements decision to hand over the ODI captaincy from Rohit to Shubman Gill The recent shift in the hierarchy has raised questions about whether Virat and Rohit remain a part of Indias plans for the 2027 World Cup in South AfricaAshwin didnt dwell on the recent reports but questioned why the management didnt communicate their roadmap for the showpiece event in 2027 after Rohit and Virat bid adieu to T20Is following last years World Cup triumph He emphasised the importance of improving communication particularly with players nearing the end of their careersOn one side is selection on the other side is Kohli and Rohit These are two sides of the same coin The selection and selectors have clearly shown that the team had decided to move forward However in this process there are two players who are at the back end of their careers Like it or not they are at the backend of their careers However one thing I would like to say is that the way to deal with players at the backend of their careers should be improved It is very easy to say from a fans perspective from an organisations perspective that they have grown old and should retire Ashwin said on his YouTube channelI really hope the conversation has already taken place with Kohli and Rohit But if it happened now why didnt it happen during their retirement from T20Is in the World Cup last year Had they been told then they would have said Okay boss do we want to play because this is what the team wants to take a direction and this is what the choices are But this leaves a lot of uninformed space which leads to speculations And there shouldnt be speculations It should have been a straight conversation If the communication is not clear and transparent and if it is not done with a forwardlooking vision it leaves players in a very vulnerable position he addedAccording to Ashwin despite the BCCIs global stature Indian cricket lacks effective communication struggles with transition plans and has limited knowledge transfer All these aspect leaves no room for preparing a roadmap for leadership changes and other elementsKnowledge transfer or KT doesnt mean Kohli and Rohit will be teaching Shubman Gill and Abhishek Sharma new shots rather it will show them how to handle pressure situations and deal with injuries The way Kohli and Rohit batted in the 2023 ODI World Cup they have nothing to prove but does KT have any space There is actually no space for KT in Indian cricket because there is no transition phase Rahul Dravid was a coach at one time then Gautam Gambhir took over We did not have any template that after Dravid Gambhir would be the coach so taking a KT from Dravid was not possible And after Gambhir for whom will the KT go If there is no roadmap from the management side this cannot happen from the players side he addedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever