Chennai: Hours after being announced as chairman of the Junior National Selection Committee, S Sharath had begun to plan his role.
The former Tamil Nadu captain felt his work would be a challenging because of the ongoing pandemic.
Besides Shahahh, Pathik Patel (West Zone), Ranadeb Bose (East), Kishan Mohan (North) and Harvinder Singh Sodhi (center) complement the five member committees.
India is runner-up at the World Cup under the last 19 years in South Africa and Rahul Dravid is responsible for the team.
Sharath said he tended to meet Dravid, who was looking for the rapture again as Director of the National Cricket Academy, in the next few weeks.
“I plan to travel to Bengaluru and meet Dravid.
He has worked with children for some time now and knows talent when he sees it.
He will be the light of our guide.
We plan to discuss the length with him and the road ax,” Shattaph said Tii.
For more than a year since the emergence of pandemics, there is no age group cricket played in this country.
Only for the past few months said it has allowed players to start practicing.
With the World Cup below 19 scheduled to be held in West Indies next year, Sharath feels the selection committee will run against the time to choose the right player for the Indian team.
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“It will be a challenging task but we should not be in a hurry.
We need to understand that children have not played cricket for more than a year.
In fact, their movements have been limited because of Covid.
So they will take the time to press the restart button.
Voters, we need to give young players and freedom where they find their feet again.
We need to take one step at a time and stay patient, “Shoinath Toi said on Friday.
As the first step to choosing a team for the World Cup, Sharath, along with other voters, will travel to watch the VINOO Mankad trophy game starting from next week.
While the skills and characters used to be the previous main criteria for choosing a team, Shahahath said that mental toughness would be as important as Covid.
“We will watch the match with an open mind.
Every player can surprise us.
What I want to see personally in the player is their mental toughness.
Previous focus is on attitude, level of concentration and skills.
But things have changed dramatically after a pandemic .
a player needs to remain in the bubble for a long time and it will not be easy for the younger players.
So the mental strength will be key, “said the 48-year-old.” We’re not going to judge a player by looking at just a few games.
If a Our impressive player, we will track it and see how he overcomes many things.
We want to see the players go through exercises in many matches and tours and then make our final choice.
“This is not just a World Cup below 19 in Sharath’s mind.
Former Tamil Nadu Southpaw, who has scored 8700 runs including 27 centuries in his 15-year-old career, said he wanted to build a puddle of players for each category.
“There should be 30-40 cricketers in each under-16 category, Under-19, etc.
They must be prepared in a way they can and represent their country in the trophy of the Ranji and other formats.
It must be a process and we should not jump the gun , “Sharath concluded.