http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sanjay-Vijay-Manjrekar-c88628 critical of Indian Players' fitness – Cricket News Update
Former Indian cricketer, Sanjay Manjrekar, has criticized the approach of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013.
The issue was raised when left-armer, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Z-Khan-c98379, could only bowl for a mere 13.3 overs in the match, which left the team with only three front line bowlers for the rest of the 1st Test.
This was a huge blow for the Men in Blue as they lost the match to the hosts by a huge margin of 196 runs.
Though many suggest that if Zaheer had been fit, India could have mounted some sort of resilience against a formidable English line-up.
The 32-year-old came back from an injury to play in the first Test after he skipped the tour of Caribbean in order to get back to full fitness in the much awaited series against the English opposition.
Manjrekar was left baffled by the Indians approach and felt that it was time that India should have a serious re-think about the fitness of their senior players.
He said, "What is happening currently with the fitness of major players is that it is left to the individual, the way he wants to tackle his own fitness. I don't think the Indian physio has a plan for the overworked players. I don't think there is a sophisticated,
well-planned approach. I think it is left to the cricketer himself.”
His views make sense from the fact that the seamer, also pulled out from the tour match against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Somerset-c843, where he could bowl only 20 overs in the first innings.
The fast bowler has been the main weapon for his side, where his performances in the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 World Cup 2011 were pivotal (joint highest wicket- taker in the tournament with 21 wickets), enabling team India to lift the trophy.
However, Zaheer has been plagued with injuries throughout his career, which led him to shorten his run-up.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028 has doubted the availability of the left-armer for the 2nd Test match, who is still nursing his hamstring injury, though it is obvious that in order to topple the inform England, they need a fit and raring Zaheer, firing on
all cylinders.
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