Schedule not easy on the Indians

It was quite a dramatic fall for the Indians, losing by 200 runs to New Zealand after their hard-fought win in the third Test against Sri Lanka. Sunil Gavaskar, in his syndicated column in the Times of India, says the cramped scheduling could be one of the main factors responsible.

That a one-day series then starts two days later is even more tough on the guys for that is even harder on the body than a Test match. Yes India is a team that most countries want to play, since there is so much more sponsorship for their boards when that happens, but that gives India all the chance to at least ensure that its players are given adequate break days between games. India has a busy season coming up culminating in the ICC World Cup and that is going to test the players physically and mentally.