Including players who have been out for a while due to injury can have its drawbacks, especially since the hosts will be travelling 8,400 kilometres across nine cities for the World Cup.
There are a few well-known quotes on “hope” in the classic film The Shawshank Redemption. Hope is a hazardous thing, Red (Morgan Freeman) says in one of their chats. A man can become insane from hope. Tim Robbins’ character Andy Dufresne responds, “Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies.”
A similar pattern can be seen in the selection of the Indian cricket team for the Asia Cup. KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, and Jasprit Bumrah, who are returning from extended injury layoffs, are three of their major players. Captain Rohit Sharma and top selector Ajit Agarkar “hope” that they will get started right away and perform at their peak at the World Cup at home.
Not to mention, Rohit Sharma’s team will travel almost 8,400 kilometres in the forthcoming competition, racking up a lot of flight miles. In a period of 34 days, they will play their nine league games at nine different locations.
