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India’s strength and conditioning coach Soham Desai believes the team is often “rushed” into major tournaments and the ongoing prep camp ahead of the T20 World Cup will give players much-needed time to relax and work on their specific needs. skills to deal with Australia. condition. India had their first practice here on Friday and will play two warm-up matches on October 10-13 before traveling to Brisbane for the ICC-organized exhibition games ahead of their World Cup opener against Pakistan in Melbourne on October 23.
“The next 8-10 days are very crucial for us to get to the World Cup and I can’t thank the management and BCCI enough for getting these 8 days because we always feel like we’re being rushed to the big tournaments where we play as much cricket as indian team.
“…but these 8 days we are going to build ourselves up gradually, both physically and in terms of skills to lead us nicely into the first game of the World Cup,” Desai told the BCCI website.
Prior to the team’s departure to Perth, head coach Rahul Dravid had said the idea behind the camp was to get used to the pace and bounce in Australia as most players didn’t have much experience playing in these conditions.
“The goal in Perth is specifically to get some time on these pitches and to break the monotony of playing two bilateral series in a row in India.
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“It will be a good time for the group to relax and build on specific skills required for the Australian conditions,” Desai added.
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