Rahul Dravid said the team was in the rebuilding phase, given the “next cycle of the T20 [World Cup]” had started. He added that youngsters will be handled patiently and will continue to get support from the team management, hinting that it could be the end of the road for the likes of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul. “For us, it was a slightly different scenario [in the T20I series against Sri Lanka] in the sense that from the last game we played against England in the semi-final of the World Cup, we’ve probably only 3-4 boys in the playing XI [now]. 

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“So, we are in a slightly different stage of looking at the next cycle of [the] T20 [World Cup]. So, a slightly younger team.” With the focus shifting to the 50-over World Cup in India, Rahul Dravid feels it is the right time to give as many opportunities to youngsters in T20s as possible. “The good thing is this year we have the [50-over] World Cup. Because a lot of focus will be on the 50-over World Cup, and the World Test Championship, at least the T20 games that we have, it probably gives us the opportunity to try out a lot of the younger guys.” India are fielding a new-look side comprising youngsters including Shivam Mavi, Umran Malik, Shubman Gill and Rahul Tripathi.

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