Indian captain Sourav Ganguly has called on the International Cricket Council (ICC) to help out smaller cricketing nations such as Kenya by giving them extra international fixtures.
Kenya had not played a one-day international for nearly 18 months prior to Saturday's 98-run defeat by India here on Saturday in the Champions Trophy.
Zimbabwe are in turmoil and Bangladesh have struggled since attaining Test status and Ganguly believes the ICC could lend the so-called minnows a helping hand.
"It is for the ICC to look at, to try and accommodate them into a few tournaments. Teams like Bangladesh, Zimbabwe and a few others," said Ganguly after India had clinched a 98-run win over Kenya in the Champions Trophy on Saturday.
Kenyan captain Steve Tikolo blamed his side's display at the Rose Bowl on rustiness due to their lack of competitive action whilst Zimbabwe were comprehensively demolished by England at Edgbaston.
"It showed that we haven't played one-day cricket for 18 months," said Tikolo.
"We have hardly played any cricket in England since the 1999 World Cup so it becomes an issue."
Ganguly has no such problems and believes his side are building momentum ahead of their potential decisive clash against Pakistan in the ICC Champions Trophy next Sunday.
India followed up their decisive win over England at Lord's last weekend with their comfortable win over Kenya here on Saturday to get their Champions Trophy campaign underway.
Mohammad Kaif provided some fireworks at the end with a quickfire 49 not out to his captain's delight.
Assuming Pakistan beat Kenya on Tuesday the game between two of the giants of the subcontinent at Edgbaston will decide who goes into the semi-finals.
And Ganguly, who used up all of his 50 overs in the field to give his part-time bowlers some action against the Africans believes his side are coming to the boil nicely.
"Kaif is looking in good nick - he batted really well," said Ganguly who has bene deprived of the services of Sachin Tendulkar because of injury for the tournament.
"All the batsmen are batting well and it was not an easy wicket on Saturday.
"Any team needs a few games to settle down in this part of the world and hopefully for the Pakistan game we will all be in even better form."
India knocked Kenya out of the last World Cup at the semi-final stage and Tikolo sounded a word of warning to Ganguly's men.
"The team we faced in the World Cup was stronger than this one," said the Kenyan skipper.
Harbhajan Singh showed he is back to his best with 3-33 from ten overs and Ganguly added: "His finger is okay now and he is bowling especially well and turning it."
Amit Bhandari arrives in England on Sunday to cover for Lakshmipathy Balaji who has an abdominal injury.
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