Stand-in head coach VVS Laxman on Thursday stated India can be seeking to pack the aspect with T20 specialists because it seeks course correction after one more World Cup failure. England, who gained their second T20 World Cup title in Australia on Sunday, have set the benchmark with their fearless model of cricket. They bat until quantity 11 and within the last towards Pakistan, they’d as many as seven bowling choices even within the absence of lead pacer Mark Wood.

Speaking to media forward of the New Zealand restricted overs tour, Laxman stated multi-dimensional gamers are the necessity of the hour in T20 cricket. “In white ball cricket, you need specialist players and going forward, in T20 cricket, you will see a lot more T20 specialists. T20 cricket has shown us over the years that you need multi-dimensional cricketers,” stated the present NCA chief forward of the opening T20I on Friday.

“We have bowlers who can bat and batters who can bowl. More number of bowlers who can bat allows the team to have depth and batters to have freedom to go out and express themselves.

“I believe that is the necessity of hour and increasingly more groups will get that into their choice course of and determine multi-dimensional gamers.” The next T20 World Cup is two years away but India will hit the reset button with the three games against New Zealand, followed by as many ODIs.

In the absence of Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya will lead the side against New Zealand and he is seen as the future captain of the T20 unit. Virat Kohli and K L Rahul are the other top-order batters who have been rested for the series.

“T20 cricket requires to play with plenty of freedom and readability of thought and no matter time I’ve spent with these gamers and watch them develop in worldwide cricket, that’s their energy.  It is essential to play with that freedom but in addition it’s good to assess circumstances and fulfill the wants of the staff,” said Laxman.