How optimistic are you about India’s probabilities within the upcoming ODI World Cup?
They want to come back within the high 4 (semifinals) first. After that, something is feasible. You want a stroke of luck from the semifinal stage onwards and want issues to go your method. But a very powerful factor is to succeed in the highest 4.
But accidents have hampered India’s preparations. For somebody who hardly ever obtained injured throughout your enjoying profession, do you assume it’s excessive time that the BCCI evaluation its injury-management system?
Injuries are half and parcel of any participant’s life. But I really feel they (Indian workforce) are enjoying an excessive amount of cricket. The fixtures committee ought to significantly have a look at how a lot cricket they need to give the workforce and its gamers.
Hardik Pandya is the closest somebody has come to filling in your sneakers as a fast-bowling allrounder. Why do you assume India haven’t been capable of produce extra fast-bowling allrounders?
I don’t assume it’s proper to match gamers. Last 20-30 years, we now have produced sufficient quick bowlers whom we are able to depend upon. And that’s extra essential. And it’s not simply fast-bowling allrounders you require, you want spin-bowling allrounders’ as nicely. And you’ve got some respectable ones within the Indian workforce. Jadeja is incredible, Ashwin is doing a terrific job. So it isn’t that we don’t have any allrounders in any respect.
Nasser Hussain just lately stated that India wants an all-rounder within the Stokes’ mould to achieve abroad Tests. Do you assume somebody like Hardik, who hasn’t performed a single Test within the final 5 years, ought to play red-ball cricket extra usually?
Doesn’t appear to be he’ll. I noticed his {photograph} on the billboard in the present day. I don’t know whether or not they did any touch-up or not, however in that, he seemed like having one of many most interesting our bodies we now have within the nation. Yes, he ought to play extra cricket as a result of he has a lot potential. If he’s match, he ought to play Test cricket additionally.
Are you a fan of Bazball and do you are feeling Rohit & Co ought to undertake the same strategy?
Bazball is great. The collection between England and Australia was one of many most interesting collection I’ve seen in current instances. I feel cricket needs to be performed like that. Rohit is sweet. But he should be extra aggressive. You have to consider how groups like England play now. And it’s not simply us. All cricket-playing international locations should assume on these traces. Winning the sport needs to be the best precedence (not play for attracts) for all groups.
How do you see Mohammed Siraj’s rise as a quick bowler?
I feel he has obtained nice potential. But I additionally really feel he will get carried away with short-pitch deliveries. Yes, it is a crucial weapon for a quick bowler. When I noticed India enjoying the WTC ultimate, Siraj was bowling too many short-pitch deliveries whereas the Australian bowlers have been pitching it up. Siraj has a lot potential. But he has to investigate and see what number of short-pitch deliveries fetch him wickets. He has the wicket-taking potential, however he has to execute his plans higher.
Your teammate within the 1983 World Cup successful workforce and present BCCI president Roger Binny had stated that worldwide gamers should play home cricket. But nothing appears to have modified.
Domestic cricket is most essential. How many home matches has Virat Kohli or Rohit Sharma or any of the opposite high gamers performed in current instances? I feel the highest gamers should play a good quantity of home matches in order that it helps the following technology of gamers.
Your ideas on Sanju Samson?
It’s not proper to speak about Sanju Samson alone. We are speaking in regards to the Indian workforce. I feel he is a good participant and an exquisite expertise. But he has to use himself extra.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com