While former cricketers have been raising questions over the rotation policy of England, all-rounder Sam Curran reckons the rest given to a player is important as living in a bio-secure bubble is tough. In the recently concluded Test series against India, England’s rotation policy became a topic of discussion and the side has been accused of not prioritizing the India Test series.

The rotation policy saw Jonny Bairstow being rested for the first couple of Tests against India, and he was a shadow of himself in the last two Tests that he played. Talking about the same during a press conference, Sam Curran said, “Definitely there has been a lot of stuff spoken about it (rotation policy). So I think as a player it’s been greatly beneficial, the bubbles are really tough from a players perspective.”

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He further added, “Being away for long periods, it’s nice coming back and I do feel really refreshed and raring to go for this white-ball series. I think it’s gonna be a great series, and like you said there have been various players who had their break and I am sure guys might say similar things. One reacts to bubble in different ways and that’s why I think ECB has allowed us to get out and come back. It’s about keeping us mentally and physically fresh in that aspect.”

Curran highlighted the long terms benefit of rotation policy while pointing out the big summer England is going to witness later this year.

Talking about the upcoming Test series in England, Sam Curran said, “You have to look at the broader aspect, like there is a T20 World Cup, the Ashes, the big India summer when they tour England and obviously New Zealand’s Tests now. I think it’s a really busy period and England are making sure they get it right in the long term, like to make sure we are playing a lot of cricket and not burning out at the same time.”

India and England will now be locking horns with each other in the first T20I on Friday at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

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Talking about the T20I series, Curran said, “Really nice to be back in India, obviously a great place to play cricket. I left Sri Lanka, had my break and it was nice to get home and see my family and loved ones. The travel issues extended my break a little bit. Really excited to be in India again.”