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‘Indian cricketers are neither machines nor sugarcane’: Sunil Gavaskar wants ICC to fix India’s ‘unending’ season

Legendary ex-India skipper Sunil Gavaskar has urged cricket administrators to address the relentless match schedule exhausting national team players, stressing that competitors cannot be endlessly strained like machines or sugarcane crops. Writing in Sportstar, Gavaskar pointed toward the International Cricket Council's upcoming discussions regarding the post-2027 four-year schedule as an opportunity to implement necessary relief.

His remarks follow statements from Board of Control for Cricket in India secretary Devajit Saikia, who recently linked an influx of player injuries directly to heavy fixture congestion while noting the board's intent to resolve the problem.