India not too important for England as they rest key players

England are not putting their best team up for the fourTest India series that begins next month despite knowing that India will provide a far more stiffer challenge than Sri Lanka where they sent their best squad and won the twoTest series 20There has been criticism from former England captains Nasser Hussain and Michael Vaughan who have called upon his countrys board to field the best squad for the upcoming series and take it seriously as Virat Kohlis India will be a tough neu to crackEnglands 04 loss on their previous tour to India in 201617 and Indias impregnability at home however may have prompted the visitors not to field and risk their best eleven in all four Tests Either they think their reserve is good enough for India or that they have already given up on winning hereJonny Bairstow who has played in the Indian Premier League for the past two seasons with great success and batted at No3 in Sri Lanka was sent home and rested for the first two Tests to be played in Chennai from February 5 England also sent home pace bowler Mark Wood who picked three wickets in the first innings of second Test against Sri Lanka for the first two Tests to be played in IndiaSam Curran who troubled India in the home series in 2018 is also being rested for the Chennai TestsImportantly Jos Buttler who helped England chase a tricky fourth innings target in the second Test against Sri Lanka will return home after the first Test against IndiaEngland head coach Chris Silverwood however said that the system in place is okay and they dont intend to change itWeve got to look after our people Were spending a lot of time in hotels and biosecure bubbles and it is not easy It is good were being proactive Im perfectly happy with the system at the moment he told the media on TuesdayWeve decided that we need to look after our players and I do believe weve been proactive I would ask them to understand why we do what we do It is in the best interest of each player and to get the most out of them longterm he saidEngland however do accept that India would be a very tough challenge especially when they are playing at their homeWe are going there with our eyes open We know it is going to be a very tough challenge We know India are an excellent team especially in their home conditions But we are in good place we are constantly growing I think we can win It is a great challenge said SilverwoodTo not have Buttler and Bairstow their two very experienced players who have played in India makes the English side a bit weakEngland have a hectic 2021 schedule during which they are scheduled to play 17 Tests T20 World Cup and all this will be in the biobubbleThey have already played two Tests in Sri Lanka and after the fourTest series they will play two Tests against New Zealand After that they will play five Tests against India at home which will be followed by the Ashes in AustraliaGood for the team as they will continue learning out there Pitch themselves against the best teams of the world India is a great place to be said SilverwoodThis 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