Dravid urges selectors to have a roadmap for the next World Cup

The time has come for India to take decisions with a focus on the 2019 World Cup and that includes a call on the role of M.S. Dhoni and Yuvraj Singh in the current team, feels former captain Rahul Dravid.

“It is a call that is got to be taken by the selectors and the management,” Dravid told ESPNCricinfo. “And what they see as the roadmap for Indian cricket, and where they see the role of both these cricketers going ahead for the next couple of years. Is there a place for both of them? Is there a place for only one of them?

“Do you want to reassess it in a year’s time, six months’ time? Do you want to look at the available talent and see what they have to offer before going back to these two players,” he elaborated.

India is set to play a limited-overs series in the West Indies from Friday with a full strength squad. However, Dravid hopes the youngsters get a chance in the playing eleven.

“They have taken a decision to go to the West Indies with a full-strength squad. I really hope they are willing to experiment at least in the playing XI and give more opportunities to people.”