Multi-dimensional players are now a necessity

The concept of bits and pieces cricketers is a thing of the past in limited-overs cricket and it's time to develop multi-dimensional cricketers with substantial skills in more than one discipline, writes Harsha Bhogle in the Indian Express. He suggests that India's National Cricket Academy should step up in this regard and hold batting camps for bowlers.

This development of a second skill has long been practiced by good companies who, for example, get excellent software engineers to learn communication skills which will come in handy later on in their careers. I believe cricket is ripe for such specialised second skills coaching. It might have been a hindrance all along when the academy didn’t have either the desire or the manpower to do anything significant.