New Delhi, Sep 9: India coach Ravi Shastri said that building bench strength so as to handle the upcoming transition phase will be key in his second term at the helm of affairs. With the T20 World Cup coming up and the ongoing World Test Championship, captain Virat Kohli has spoken of the impoirtance of managing the players, especially the pacers, and their workload which means more good options will be needed that can fill spots in the absence of the first choice players.
"The vision is to keep the consistency level going," Shastri told Gulf News. "It will be a team in transition and one has to keep an eye out for the youth and also keep an eye on developing the bench strength as far as batting and bowling goes across all three formats. We should, at the same time, be never losing sight of the fact that you play to win. Never losing that angle but yet at the same time, investing in youth.
"You might get the odd game or the odd series in which you might lose in the quest of investing but that is what you have to do to earn success. If you have to build a good side and keep it in good space for another five years to go, you need to do it."
