Team India is jaded, tired: Younus

Karachi, Nov 10 (PTI) Pakistan cricket team captain
Younus Khan feels the "jaded and tired" Indian team is a
perfect example of how non-stop cricket can affect a side's
performance, highlighting an urgent need to "reinvent" the
international calendar.
Younus said the exhaustive and gruelling schedule was
leading to many fitness issues for players and also early
burnout of many promising careers.
"Pakistan has not played that much cricket in the last
two years due to the security issues in our country but the
other teams are playing non-stop particularly commercially
viable sides like India and Australia," he said.
India and Australia are currently playing a seven-match
ODI series in which the hosts are trailing the world champions
2-4.
"You can see how some of the players especially Indians
are looking jaded and tired. I think it would be a good idea
if the administrators rethink the international calendar when
they finalise the post 2012 future tours program," he added.
Younus felt fewer matches spread over lesser number of
venues would help the players remain fit.
"It would be a good idea if the travelling of teams was
cut down on tours and during tournaments. It would be good for
players if one venue was selected to host at least two matches
in a series that would cut down the travelling of teams," he
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