BCCI’s newly-elected president Roger Binny on Thursday reiterated that there’s a dire want to deal with gamers who get injured repeatedly, saying “you can’t have Jasprit Bumrah break 10 days before the World Cup”.
Three days earlier than the Indian workforce flew to Australia, Bumrah was dominated out of the T20 World Cup as a result of a again damage. At the identical time with Mohammed Shami battling COVID-19, the BCCI waited until the eleventh hour for him to be totally match earlier than being named as Bumrah’s alternative.
Binny had additionally mentioned the topic after taking on because the BCCI chief on Tuesday. “We need to find out why and how players are getting hurt so badly. We need to find out why they break so easily. Not only now but in the last four to five years,” Binny mentioned at a felicitation perform organized by the Karnataka State Cricket Association right here.
“It just isn’t that we do not need good coaches or coaches. Whether the load is just too heavy, whether or not they’re enjoying too many codecs, one thing must be achieved. That’s my precedence.
“You cannot have Bumrah damaged 10 days earlier than the World Cup after which who’s going to interchange him. It is vital (addressing it),” the 67-year-old mentioned.
No central contract wanted for home gamers, higher pitches
Binny confused on the significance of manufacturing higher wickets in home cricket, aside from itemizing the benchmarks of the Ranji Trophy.
“The pitches are still too soft, they are unsuitable for fast bowlers. We also need to focus on infrastructure. 30-40 thousand fans come to the stadium (for India games), they need to be comfortable.” On the need for central contracts for domestic cricketers like India cricketers, he said: “The domestic players are very well taken care of They have got good facilities and they live in nice places. I don’t think there is any need for it (contract) at the moment.
“There is a need to raise the standard of Ranji Trophy, it is the premier tournament of the country. The Irani Cup was going on not so long ago, how many knew? We need to change this,” he mentioned.
On the upcoming ladies’s IPL in March, she mentioned: “Surprisingly, not as popular as men’s cricket, but women’s cricket is going to be very popular. The game has made a lot of progress in the last two to three years. Hopefully a lot of people will come to watch the tournament.”
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
