Stephen Fleming suggests India should consider playing overseas T20 leagues to improve their game

Fleming
has
opined
that
keeping
in
mind
the
next
T20
World
Cup
which
will
be
held
in
the
Caribbean,
Indian
players
should
play
in
the
Caribbean
Premier
League
(CPL).

The
BCCI
does
not
allow
its
players
to
ply
trades
in
overseas
leagues,
something
that
was
badly
exposed
in
the
T20
World
Cup
semi-final
with
English
openers
Jos
Buttler
and
Alex
Hales
scripting
a
10-wicket
win
with
four
overs
to
spare
while
chasing
a
victory
target
of
169.

“It
may
be
something
to
consider
when
you
listen
to
the
commentators
talk
about
Hales
and
his
experience
at
the
ground
(Adelaide
Oval),”
Fleming
told
ESPNcricinfo,
while
doing
a
post-mortem
of
India’s
yet
another
World
Cup
debacle.

“It
seems
like
a
number
of
these
players
who
are
playing
around
the
world
are
getting
really
important
experience
from
playing
these
domestic
tournaments
that
they
can
then
tap
into
and
feel
a
lot
more
comfortable.”

Indian
batters’ slow
approach
in
the
Powerplay
while
struggling
to
adapt
to
Australian
conditions,
came
to
the
fore
as
they
managed
38
for
1
in
the
first
six
overs.
It
was
only
due
to
Hardik
Pandya’s
quickfire
cameo
that
India
could
manage
a
par
score
of
168
for
6.

Hales
(86
not
out)
and
Buttler
(80
not
out)
then
obliterated
the
Indian
attack,
making
a
mockery
of
the
169-run
chase.
While
Hales
has
a
rich
BBL
experience,
having
played
for
Melbourne
Renegades,
Adelaide
Strikers,
Hobart
Hurricanes
and
Sydney
Thunders,
Buttler
too
has
represented
Melbourne
Renegades
and
Sydney
Thunder
in
the
BBL
since
2013.

Fleming
said
with
the
next
T20
World
Cup
coming
up
in
the
West
Indies
in
two
years’
time
it
would
not
be
a
bad
idea
for
the
Indians
to
consider
playing
there.
“You
look
at
the
CPL
which
becomes
more
important
with
the
next
World
Cup
being
there
in
the
Caribbean,
and
how
many
players
can
you
get
put
into
that
tournament
to
get
an
idea
of
conditions.
It
is
an
advantage.

“Young
players
maybe
more
so
than
the
guys
who
have
been
a
bit
longer
in
the
tooth.
Bairstow
is
a
great
example.
They
can
still
keep
getting
better
because
you
keep
learning
from
these
environments.

“Things
are
done
in
different
ways
in
different
parts
of
the
world.
So
if
you
keep
bolting,
it’s
like
upgrading
your
phone.
Every
time
you
plug
it
in
and
get
an
upgrade
you
get
another
new
tool.”

Indian
head
coach
Rahul
Dravid
also
had
acknowledged
that
the
English
duo’s
BBL
experience
gave
them
an
“advantage”.
“And
these
guys
are
just
going
around
adding
these
new
tools
to
their
repertoire.
So
they
become
quite
complete
and
then
they
just
sync
in
to
a
certain
way
of
playing.

“Playing
with
a
different
group
of
people
outside
of
the
people
you
know
and
usually
play
with,
that
can
also
be
a
good
challenge
and
good
for
the
maturity
and
pressure-wise,
responding
to
it
and
again
just
adding
something
to
your
game.”

Calling
for
the
Indian
top
order
to
be
more
dynamic,
former
Aussie
cricketer-turned-coach
Tom
Moody
said
they
need
more
players
like
Suryakumar
Yadav
at
the
top.

“I
think
the
top
order
needs
to
be
more
dynamic.
So
I’d
be
looking
at
players
that
fit
that
profile.
So,
identifying
who
are
the
players
who
play
the
sort
of
fearless
game
that
we
see,
for
example,
Suryakumar
Yadav.
But
he
plays
in
the
middle
order.
Who
is
the
version
of
him
that
I
can
have
at
the
top
of
the
order?,”
he
said.

“Ideally,
in
my
top
three,
I’d
want
two
of
them
and
then
I
have
my
anchor
player
that
plays
around
circumstances,
conditions,
lot
of
early
wickets,
whatever
it
is,
just
to
set
the
ship
back
on
the
right
course
if
things
go
wrong,”
said
the
former
Sri
Lankan
coach.

“Rishabh
Pant
is
one
of
them.
Ishan
Kishan
is
another
one
that
I
see
who
is
an
extraordinary
talent.
At
the
end
of
the
day,
it’s
not
the
people
you
are
picking
but
the
brand
of
cricket
you
want
to
play.
The
people
then
follow
the
brand.”

(With
PTI
inputs)