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Stokes and Gill name for scheduling consistency

Captains Shubman Gill of India and Ben Stokes of England shake arms on the finish of Day Five of the 4th Rothesay Test Match between England and India at Emirates Old Trafford on July 27, 2025 in Manchester, England. | Photo Credit: Getty Images

Ben Stokes, who was dominated out of the ultimate Test in opposition to India as a consequence of a proper shoulder damage, referred to as for higher scheduling and gaps in a five-Test collection.

Both groups have struggled by way of managing participant accidents and workloads, and the England captain didn’t hesitate in admitting that it takes a ‘massive toll’ on each participant.

“I suppose possibly you can look again over 5 video games in a collection.

“Could the gaps between video games be completed a little bit bit higher? You had two eight-day and nine-day gaps between Tests after which two three-day turnarounds; possibly you can take a look at making it 4, 5 for each recreation. This method there’s some consistency,” Stokes mentioned.

“It has been robust for each groups. A number of overs had been bowled, and there was numerous time spent out on the sector. That’s a part of the sport,” he added.

India captain Shubman Gill additionally agreed that enjoying over 5 days has its challenges.

“One of a very powerful issues within the collection has been that each one the matches have gone as much as 5 days. I can’t bear in mind a collection the place all 4 Test matches had been performed till the final second,” Gill mentioned.

“Three days is simply too little of a turnaround when each groups are enjoying such laborious cricket”.

Published – July 31, 2025 02:52 am IST

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