Former India head coach Ravi Shastri feels that it is time for stalwarts Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma to concentrate on Tests and ODIs and let young IPL performers like Tilak Verma, Jitesh Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal play T20Is.
"Players like Rohit, Virat Kohli, they are proven, you know what they are all about. I would go in that (good performers in the IPL) direction so that they get the opportunities, they get the exposure, whilst you keep the Virats and the Rohits fresh for one-day cricket and Test cricket," Shastri told ESPNcricinfo.
"Your focus there with that kind of experience should move to Test cricket... and they stay fresh (so that) there is not too much of cricket where there is an overkill," Shastri added.
The likes of Jaiswal, Jitesh, Tilak and Rinku Singh have all done well in the IPL and would be pushing for regular slots under Hardik Pandya's captaincy.
"The first T20 series that comes up (West Indies), play these guys (the youngsters), expose these guys. They (the selectors) should start blooding them right now."
In fact, Shastri wants their current form to be utilised rather than waiting. "One year is a long time. Players can be in form, the form can disappear."
