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Xtra Time Web Desk: Team India bowling coach Bharat Arun on Sunday said a short break between IPL 2021 and T20 World Cup would have been an ideal preparation for the team for the tournament.

“Definitely being on the road for six months is a huge ask, the players have not gone home ever since they had a short break after the last IPL. They are in a bubble for the last six months, which takes a huge toll. So very specific to your question, a short break between the IPL and World Cup would have done a lot of good for these boys,” said Arun while talking to media in virtual press conference.

Bharat Arun, whose term as bowling coach is getting over after the T20 World Cup repented the loss to Pakistan and New Zealand in the first two matches of the T20 World Cup.

“Obviously, we are a very good side, we started as tournament favourites. It was unfortunate that we lost the first two games, which put us in a very precarious position. We are expecting to qualify, we are backing Afghanistan to do well in this tournament. Sport is all about ups and downs, you need to move on. It was the entire team’s endeavour to do well here, I am not trying to give any excuses, but I think the toss plays a very vital role in any match,” said Arun.

India’s hopes of progressing to the semi-finals rely completely on Afghanistan. The Mohammad Nabi-led side needs to defeat New Zealand for the Men in Blue to have any chance of making it to the semi-finals.

“Toss should not be of any consequence but here the toss gives a very undue advantage, there is a huge change between batting in first innings and batting in second innings, which should not be the case in a very short format like this,” he added.

Talking about whether India missed the services of Yuzvendra Chahal in the World Cup, Arun said, “That is for the selectors to decide, we can only play with the team that has been given to us and I would not like to delve too much into that.”