R Sridhar: A Little bit of Preparation can work in our favor

India are expected to depart for the UK in the first week of June following a week of hard quarantine. It is not yet known if Virat Kohli and Co. will be allowed to train ahead of the marquee clash against New Zealand during their quarantine in Southampton. The match starts on June 18.

Quarantine restrictions might hamper the Indian cricket team’s preparations for the World Test Championship final in England but bowling coach Bharat Arun and fielding coach R Sridhar feel that the players’ abundant experience will be enough to counter that challenge.

“We would like to make the most of what we get. It all depends on how many days of hard or soft quarantine. We are going to have when we are going to land and if at all getting a practice game. I don’t think we have a choice,” he added.

“I don’t think we have a choice,” Sridhar told PTI on how much time the team will need to ready for the big game.”

“It’s time to be mentally smart, we have a very experienced team going into going to the final. Each guy is capable of adapting to the situation. They have played against New Zealand and played in England. So, I think that experience will count. We will have to come to the fore because we really can’t plan as to how many sessions. We want because we only have to take what is given to us,” he said.

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“Sometimes when you’re a little under-prepared, you tend to focus more and maybe that will bring the best out of us as well so that that is the kind of mindset we are going in with,” said Sridhar.

“They have been given specific roles as to what they need to do. But yes, you are restricted because they cannot go out, once we regroup, then we’ll have to see how best we can plan,” said the bowling coach.

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