Former India captain and one of many prime all-rounders of his time, Kapil Dev has mentioned that the prolonged cricket season has made bowlers extra susceptible to accidents. Speaking to Gulf News, Dev mentioned, “Now the season is greater than 10 months. The extra you play, the extra accidents you’re going to get. Cricket isn’t a easy sport. You need to be athletic, use all of the muscle tissues and Have to play on totally different floor situations, softness and hardness. Adapting to all the pieces isn’t that simple, it takes a toll on the physique. So you crack.
The 1983 World Cup-winning captain, who has had a 16-year-long profession as a bowling all-rounder, was replying to a query on accidents to the present set of Indian bowlers, together with Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandey, who lately recovered Huh. The extra your muscle tissues will begin to develop within the nets. Today I’m advised that quick bowlers are allowed to bowl solely 30 balls. This is one cause. When they take a lot stress to play on the skilled degree, the physique begins cracking. He has to bowl greater than the rest.
Apart from Bumrah and Pandya, Deepak Chahar, Mohammed Shami and Kuldeep Sen have additionally been dominated out because of harm. Shami has been injured twice. Once earlier than the Asia Cup and once more throughout the India vs Bangladesh ODI sequence.
The 64-year-old additionally mentioned that India has the crew to win this yr’s 50-over World Cup, “Yes, we’ve got a crew, however there are different groups which have the potential to win the World Cup. To win the trophy you want luck, the proper mixture and most significantly the health of the important thing gamers. When he performs a lot cricket, he will get injured and I hope he would not get injured when he will get an opportunity to play the match.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
