The term “workload” for cricketers piques Ishant Sharma’s interest. Getty Images) Follow Us By HT Sports Desk, New Delhi Despite the Indian cricket team’s continued emphasis on workload management, veteran pacer Ishant Sharma does not like the practice.
Ishant, who is only the second fast bowler from India to play 100 Tests after Zaheer Khan, hasn’t really gotten used to the idea. He thinks that the key to staying in international cricket for a long time, especially as a fast bowler, is to bowl as much and as long as you can.
Managing the workload of Team India’s fast bowlers has taken precedence as the team struggles with an increasing number of injury concerns, but Ishant believes that the pacers’ chances of remaining injury-free increase the more they bowl.
The main thing I would agree that right currently is Avoid focusing too much on the workload.
That is a brand-new term that has recently emerged, particularly for fast bowlers. During my time working abroad, I never encountered anything like that.When I first started playing, my coach was a traditional one who would hand me a ball at one o’clock in the afternoon and continue playing until the sun went down.
I was able to bowl long spells like that when I made my Ranji Trophy debut and later played for India. “The only thing you can do if you want to improve is to keep bowling,” Ishant told Sportstar. India pacer Jasprit Bumrah suffered a stress fracture earlier this year prior to the Asia Cup.
Although he returned to play in a few T20Is, the injury recurred and he was unable to participate in the T20 World Cup. The second casualty was Mohammed Shami, who sustained a shoulder injury prior to the Bangladesh One-Day Internationals and was ruled out for an indefinite period of time.
Deepak Chahar is the worst of the bunch; he has pulled his hamstring three times this year and is back on the shelf.
Ishant concurs that the number of breaks provided to bowlers is excessive, necessitating a reexamination of the entire theory.Prithvi Shaw isn’t even near’: After his maiden Test century, Jadeja issues a warning to Shubman Gill. KL Rahul clarifies Rohit Sharma’s availability for the second Test against Bangladesh, stating, “Kuldeep Yadav let me down.
I suppose assuming you have made your name through homegrown cricket, you ought not be particular about messing around from there on. Nobody can stop you from playing domestic cricket. You can occasionally get a break when you have played a significant amount of cricket for your country. Ishant, whose 15-year career has seen his fair share of injuries.
The majority of pacers break down during Ranji Trophy games because they don’t go through the ideal preparation.
Bowling in the Ranji Trophy is a completely different game. You are required to study for the IAS exam for 16 hours per day. In a similar vein, taking breaks is not an option if you want to train for the entire Ranji Trophy season and bowl 20 overs per day. You need to get ready for it. You can only bowl 20 overs in a game if you are used to bowling 25 overs in the nets every day.