England wicket-keeper batsman Joe Buttler has said that the top players will not feature in every series in the coming year to focus on there mental well-being.
“You want your strongest team out every time, but unfortunately, that doesn’t seem possible at the moment,” Buttler said during a virtual media conference.
“It’s certainly a challenge but people around the world are going through tough situations. The pandemic has had people whose world has been turned upside down and we are very fortunate to play cricket and do our job that we love,” Buttler said.
But Buttler did admit that it is challenging to stay away from family for along time. “Having said that you do find it challenging having to stay away from your families, being in quarantine and locked up in hotels. ECB has been forward thinking in rotating players for this series."
“At times, it’s frustrating as you want to have best players on the show all the time but it’s not possible with the amount of time that one spends in a bio bubble. You can’t expect people to keep doing that,” he said during the conference organised by ECB for Indian journalists.
India and England will play each other in four Tests, five T20Is and three ODIs. The Test series begins on February 5 in Chennai.
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