Now More says seniors need to be rested

The policy of rotating and giving rest to senior cricketers must be done with great care since no player likes to be out of the Indian team, former chairman of selectors Kiran More has said. Current national chief selector Dilip Vengsarkar has touched a raw nerve with his recent statement that all senior cricketers, including captain Rahul Dravid, would be ‘rested’ for a few matches during the busy season ahead. More, backed Vengsarkar on the issue, but said the players have to be talked into such decisions. “For tours like Bangladesh, you have to rest the top players. Someone like Sachin Tendulkar who has been playing for so long, you have to talk to him and tell him to look for tough tours,” More said in a telephonic interview.