{"id":645068,"date":"2026-06-18T09:57:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T09:57:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/645068\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T09:57:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T09:57:08","slug":"too-hot-to-handle-bccis-gamble-in-extreme-heat-could-cost-indian-cricket-more-than-it-gains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/645068\/","title":{"rendered":"Too hot to handle: BCCI\u2019s gamble in extreme heat could cost Indian cricket more than it gains"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s difficult to say how the ongoing Afghanistan series is helping Indian cricket. Wins count for little against such an opposition team. Personal milestones don\u2019t matter either. But what makes it worse is that it\u2019s being held at a time when it\u2019s super hot in India. What happens if somebody gets injured and is out for months? Forget months, what if somebody misses the upcoming important white-ball series against England starting next month?<\/p>\n

\"IshanIshan Kishan and Shubman Gill gasping for breath! (PTI)<\/p>\n

In the second ODI at Lucknow\u2019s Ekana Cricket Stadium, there were several injury concerns. Darwish Rasooli<\/a> of Afghanistan hurt himself while fielding, and although he limped in to bat later, he couldn\u2019t last long and had to leave the field for the second time in the game. In such extreme heat, the body constantly loses water through sweat, and a dehydrated body is more prone to picking up injuries than a fully hydrated one. It was Rasooli’s first ODI game, and how terribly things panned out for him. Spare a thought.<\/p>\n

Also Read: India vs Afghanistan, 2nd ODI Highlights: Powered by Gill, Kishan tons, IND thrash AFG by 170 runs to win series<\/a><\/p>\n

India captain Shubman Gill<\/a> played a mammoth innings of 154 off 110 balls, but there was a time when he too started cramping up for the same reason. Gill got back on his feet after receiving some treatment, but he wasn\u2019t the same player thereafter. He struggled to run and to connect his shots properly, and eventually got out playing a bizarre stroke. He didn\u2019t come out to field, and vice captain Shreyas Iyer stepped into the breach.<\/p>\n

Ishan Kishan, another centurion in the match, also suffered towards the end of his innings. Now there is one more game to go in Chennai on Saturday, another hot venue. At this time of year, a very large part of India is unbearable in terms of heat. The Test venue earlier against Afghanistan \u2014 Dharamsala \u2014 is ideal at present, but then it can\u2019t host one game after the other. In India, Dharamsala is the only proper, international-quality stadium in cooler climes. This whole tour should have happened at another time. The BCCI hosted in June because for the rest of the year, they would have much more important teams to deal with. That makes sense, but the moment you start thinking about the welfare of players, it doesn’t anymore. Nothing is more important than the well-being of players.<\/p>\n

Non-stop cricket since February!<\/p>\n

India have been playing non-stop cricket since February. They played the T20 World Cup, which they won. It must have been an exhausting experience even though they won in better weather conditions. Then came the ultimate grind by the name of the Indian Premier League (IPL) for two long months in intense heat. Less than a week after it got over, the one-off Test got underway. A few days later, India A kicked off their 50-overs Tri-series campaign in Sri Lanka. Then the ODI series came along. Most of the Indian players in action for the last few days played in the IPL. There is no way they can\u2019t be tired.<\/p>\n

So, one can see there is too much cricket for Indian players. It\u2019s not good. The BCCI should never be in a situation where they have to organise these tours. There are two pitfalls in particular. First, there can be injuries to players, to very important players. Plus, too much cricket can make fans impervious. Fans need a break, too. Imagine having to catch up with cricket amid the FIFA World Cup. On so many levels, the BCCI has got it wrong.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It\u2019s difficult to say how the ongoing Afghanistan series is helping Indian cricket. Wins count for little against…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":645069,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[209846,10226,1721,34296,12935,217356,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-645068","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cricket","tag-afghanistan-series","tag-bcci","tag-cricket","tag-extreme-heat","tag-indian-cricket-team","tag-injury-concerns","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/645068","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=645068"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/645068\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/645069"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=645068"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=645068"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=645068"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}