SL vs IND – “Playing domestic cricket is very important”: Kapil Dev amidst India’s struggles versus spin

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Former Indian captain Kapil Dev has urged the country’s top players to play more domestic cricket as India continue to struggle against spin in Test cricket. He also believes the growing number of white-ball matches is making it harder for batters to adapt to challenging conditions in the longest format.

Speaking at the launch of the inaugural JITO Premier League, Kapil said, “Playing domestic cricket is very important. The reason why Indian team struggles against spin is because the top players don’t play enough domestic cricket. That’s where the BCCI should put its foot down and make everyone play multi-day matches. The other aspect is that the younger generation will get to learn from the top players.”

India has been struggling against quality spin in recent years. The team suffered a 3-0 home series loss to New Zealand in 2024 and then South Africa handed them a 2-0 defeat. Kapil believes playing domestic cricket regularly could help Indian batters improve against spin bowling.

He added, “ In recent times, India have not been the best against spin bowling. They play too many T20s and ODIs. Test matches are a different ball game. I hope they can put their heads together.”

Kapil also reflected on fast-bowling workloads and asked the BCCI to monitor them closely. “There is too much T20 cricket happening, so you have to be careful about the toll it takes on the body,” he said. “Our body is actually not tuned to being a fast bowler. Our body is more tuned to being a batter. The BCCI should look into how much workload can be given to fast bowlers.”

India will begin their two match Test series against Sri Lanka on August 15 in Galle.
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