Ajinkya Rahane believes that frequent changes in the playing XI were one of the reasons for India\u2019s defeat in the recently concluded home ODI series against New Zealand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Speaking to Cricbuzz, Rahane said that too many changes in the team compromise the security that a player needs to perform well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSee, there will be tough questions. India lost five ODIs in the last nine. And that\u2019s the reason: too many changes. Again, that\u2019s why I said you are looking at the World Cup, where players actually need that security, that clarity from management. If you are going to play certain players in that format, it\u2019s always about clarity,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the last three ODI series, India\u2019s performance has not been up to the mark. Australia defeated them 2-1 in Australia. In the following series, India won 2-1 against South Africa. In the recently finished series against New Zealand, despite winning the first match, India lost the series 2-1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rahane added: \u201cSo yes, tough questions will be asked, which is very natural, I feel, because the fans are so connected to Indian cricket. Everyone wants India to do well \u2013 to win matches and win series, especially at home. Playing against New Zealand, which was probably a New Zealand A or B team \u2013 with due respect to all the players \u2013 expectations were that India would win easily, probably 3-0. But the way New Zealand played was amazing. So there will be questions \u2013 tough questions. But I feel, from India\u2019s point of view, they just need to follow the process. Identify which players you are going to back, because six months down the line you\u2019re going to play ODI cricket again. You have time. After the T20s, there\u2019s nothing at all.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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