India’s omission of star Virat Kohli and skipper Rohit Sharma from an upcoming Twenty20 collection towards New Zealand is simply supposed to present them a relaxation, coach Rahul Dravid stated Monday. The duo’s absence from two successive collection had stoked rumours that Hardik Pandya would take over as common T20 captain Pandya led the crew to a 2-1 T20 collection win over Sri Lanka earlier this month and has been named captain for the New Zealand matches, beginning with Friday’s opener.

Speaking forward of the ultimate one-day worldwide towards New Zealand on Tuesday, Dravid stated India would prioritise the 50-over format going into this yr’s Cricket World Cup.

“There are certain priorities we need to give to certain white-ball tournaments,” stated Dravid, whose crew have already got an unassailable 2-0 lead within the ODI collection, informed reporters in Indore.

India host Australia for 4 Tests beginning February 9, adopted by three ODI matches. “So the priority after last year’s T20 World Cup has been these six games and Virat has played all these six games and he will get a bit of a break along with Rohit,” Dravid stated, referring to the ODIs towards Sri Lanka and New Zeland.

Dravid was pressed additional on India’s plans for a break up captaincy in numerous codecs. “That’s a question you need to ask the selectors but as of now, I don’t think so,” the 50-year-old stated.

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