Vadodara, Jan. 10 -- Team Indian Test and ODI captain Shubman Gill has spoken about the need for a more balanced international calendar, stressing that players require adequate rest and preparation time, especially while switching formats and travelling across countries.

Gill felt that the current schedule leaves little room for recovery, something that wasn't the case a few years ago.

Highlighting how tightly packed tours have become, he said, "Maybe it would be easier to have a little loose calendar. Maybe it would be easier. I don't think in 2016, 2017, 2018, there was a time when if you are coming from another country to here, you are playing a match on the fourth day. Maybe it is easier to play a match on the tenth day. Maybe it is...