India head coach Rahul Dravid believes come January, India in all chance, could have a full-strength ODI squad which is able to then constantly play for the following 8-9 months main as much as the World Cup at dwelling in October-November. India’s ODI efficiency has been shoddy with back-to-back defeats in collection in opposition to New Zealand and Bangladesh with very totally different squads on account of workload management-related permutations and mixtures. Asked if batting and bowling within the center overs is turning into an issue, Dravid mentioned it hasn’t been straightforward not having the complete squad.

“I guess from our perspective, it has not been easy to play. We don’t have full squad. Hopefully, from January, depending on injuries, we will get full squad to play home series. We have nine ODIs before IPL (3 vs NZ, 3 vs SL and 3 vs Aus) and hopefully, we will get to play a settled squad in those games,” Dravid mentioned at post-match press convention.

“In the last two years, we had prioritised T20s a lot as there were two World Cups. In the next 8-10 months, we will be prioritising ODI cricket. It is not easy to juggle three formats.

“Now, our white ball boys (specialists) will get some relaxation with Test matches being performed,” Dravid added.

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