“I am equally puzzled as you on this. You have mentioned the bowlers but there also are some batters who are having some serious injuries. That is something which is beyond my understanding and it has to do with the combination for sure,” Zaheer informed the media throughout an interplay organised by Jio Cinema.
Apart from Jasprit Bumrah, who has been out of motion for a number of months, right-arm pacers Deepak Chahar and Prasidh Krishna have additionally missed cricket for an extended interval. Chahar did make a comeback within the ongoing IPL, however missed a couple of video games in between for Chennai Super Kings on account of a hamstring harm whereas Prasidh has had back-related troubles leading to a stress fracture.
“Some things need to be looked at carefully in terms of how they are approaching the whole season, their training and their rest-to-recovery ratios and a whole lot of other things. It is very difficult to pin-point at just one word (to describe) exactly what is going on but I would say, yes, there is something going wrong somewhere for all these guys to get such big injuries,” Zaheer added.
But Zaheer was happy with the best way the opposite two key Indian pacers — Mohammad Shami and Mohammed Siraj — have operated on this IPL.
“It has been a treat to watch them operate. They have kept things simple, something which is required. I would say it is the right way of approaching the powerplay and it is great to see bowlers (like them) are setting that kind of example, simplifying things and not getting caught up in the format,” Zaheer mentioned.
Zaheer mentioned a heavy IPL for each Shami and Siraj mustn’t have an effect on their workload a lot, citing the quantity of bowling required in Test cricket as India gamers even have a watch on their World Test Championship remaining versus Australia from June 7.
“As a bowler, the more you bowl the better it is for you — that is the way I have always looked at it. When you are looking at the workload, I have always believed, talking about IPL as a tournament and T20 as a format, your high-intensity overs are like 64 or 70 — that is the kind of overs you are looking at,” Zaheer defined.
“It is not a very high workload (scenario). Knowing the match overs, you can always manage yourself but when you are looking at Test match finals, you are talking about upping this workload. In a Test match, you will be bowling 18-20 overs in a day, which is going to be at high intensity,” he added.
“From the workload management point of view, for a bowler it is about getting yourself ready to spend a day on the field for 90 overs and coming back again the next day and doing it, if required. That is the kind of preparation, in terms of workload it should be upped right now rather than decreased,” mentioned the 2011 World Cup winner.
The former speedster expressed dissatisfaction with the best way Sunrisers Hyderabad dealt with and used Umran Malik this IPL, whose categorical tempo has impressed every one.
“I think Umran Malik has not been handled well by the franchise with the way his services should have been utilised by SRH and that has been evident,” Zaheer mentioned.
He added, “When you are talking about a young seamer, you are also looking at creating that environment and support. That (kind of) guidance is required. Unfortunately that was not seen from SRH and that is why he has had the season the way he had.”
Zaheer, who can be the worldwide head for cricket growth at Mumbai Indians, mentioned the franchise has finished nicely regardless of lacking strike bowlers Jasprit Bumrah and Jofra Archer.
“When you talk about Mumbai Indians and when you look at how the season has gone, it has not been an easy season (because of) first losing (Jasprit) Bumrah and then Jofra Archer. It has been, bowling wise, a tough season but batting has been very good — that is the way I see it,” he mentioned.
“On the whole, the season has been very good and the momentum, I would say, is there with them. You can talk about the result in the last match but (even) in that (game) the way they batted on that surface, it was good,” Zaheer mentioned.
Zaheer admitted MI have missed Bumrah however added that Piyush Chawla (20 wickets in 13 matches) has finished extremely nicely along with his expertise.
“There is no doubt about that — Bumrah is a match-winner. I have been very vocal about the fact that there is inexperience in Mumbai Indians’ bowling line-up.
“Piysh Chawla has finished exceptionally nicely and carried the accountability of a senior bowler within the camp, however that weak spot of their bowling was at all times there and Bumrah was the primary cause for that after which Jofra additionally joined that checklist. If Bumrah was round, issues would have been completely different.” he said.
“You have seen through the years within the IPL, the worth which expertise brings, somebody who has been there, finished that, somebody who can deal with strain nicely.
“In the spin department, there are a lot of young spinners around. Chawla was a straight-forward call because he can mentor those guys with his experience,” he added.
(With inputs from PTI)
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com