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Is the IPL hurting the chances of fit players defending India in the T20 World Cup?

In the round up to ICC World T20, defending champion India has played continuous and non stop cricket form Tour to New Zealand to one day series against Sri Lanka to very busy schedule of IPL in South Africa.

The T20 format of competitive IPL has provided a perfect warm up for Indian players & others before T20 world cup. It has helped many young players to prove their metal & make there presence felt in the world of cricket like Rohit Sharma, Manish Pandey, provided many senior put-of-form players to find some form before all important world cup like Sehwag, Gambhir, Yuvraj etc.

Its not that everything has gone good in IPL. It has also brought serious concerns related to fitness of players. There are chances that due to excessive and non stop cricket players might get tired and may lose the gas before the T20 world cup. Some players can have problem of motivation and get mentally exhausted due to excessive close fought matches and pressure of franchise and fans. There are chances that some players might get injured physically and with the injury of Zaheer Khan and Sehwag, the important pillars of men-in-blue to defend there title, all these worries have come true.

Injuries can occur any time, in the field, during matches, during net practice or out of the field. The injuries of players cannot be blamed on IPL. It has provided a good platform for future of Indian cricket. It help players to play competitive cricket, interact with some of the best players of world, get coaching from best coaches, know the strategies of international players etc.

TO conclude, it can be said that the IPL is not hurting chances of fit players defending India in the T20 world cup, it is only helping to make the Indian cricket go from good to better to best.

-Bhupender Kumar Singh