'Best new-ball pair in the world' needs support - Srinath

[Mr. Wicket]

When did he say that? And while Srinath's statements are slightly OTT, they are nowhere near the kind of legendary statements issued by Pak greats. Here are some samples - Imran - "I see Malcolm Marshall in Sami". :hysterical:

Oh laaaaawd that was classic.

[Show_stopper]

This will be a real challenge for our rookie bowlers. Which bowler is strong enough to bowl against the wind and still be consistent in line and length?

I feel Zak is the one with most control over where he wants to pitch the ball..probably Munaf is second.

[Rajan]

No wonder its coming from a person who used to think that he was the best pacer of his time. :haha: Zaheer and Ishant are good but not yet good enough to be rated the best.

u r correct, Sohail Khan, Mohammed Talha,Tanveer Sohail are way better than any indian bowlers. when u r living in fools paradise reading Srinath's thoughts exclusively, check what Akthar and Asif are thinking about each other! u seem to have great gift of mind reading!idle mind?

[EnterTheVoid]

Oh laaaaawd that was classic.

I finally get the joke I never realized Imran Khan complimented this joker, one who averages 50.0 per wicket, to the great Malcom Marshall

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'Indian fast bowlers are prone to injury' : John Gloster Former India and present Rajasthan Royals physio John Gloster was in Rajkot recently to monitor the players in the ongoing Ranji one-dayers. He spoke to HT on the Jaipur team’s new IPL recruits, fitness issues and how the Indian players have benefitted from the T20 event. More... ‘Poor knowledge responsible for injuries’ Bivabasu Kumar, Hindustan Times February 23, 2009 First Published: 00:30 IST(23/2/2009) Last Updated: 00:31 IST(23/2/2009) Former India and present Rajasthan Royals physio John Gloster was in Rajkot recently to monitor the players in the ongoing Ranji one-dayers. He spoke to HT on the Jaipur team’s new IPL recruits, fitness issues and how the Indian players have benefitted from the T20 event. Excerpts… Your views on Tyron Henderson, Rob Quiney, Shane Harwood and Lee Carseldine as Rajasthan Royals’ latest IPL recruits… I think the management has done a good job of procuring the services of five outstanding cricketers from overseas. Tyron is a very dominating figure. He reminds me somewhat of Justin Kemp physically and in the way he takes down any big attack. He now holds the record of being the leading wicket-taker in T20 cricket and he is a significant striker of the ball as well. We have a couple of guys monitoring the players from Australia and Rob Quiney is a very explosive top-order batsman. You may have seen him in the T20 KFC final, where he got 90 off some 50-odd balls. Lee Carseldine has improved his batting drastically and his T20 strike rate is close to 140. Shane Harwood is a tall, strong right-arm opening bowler and he can hit the deck really hard. And Shaun Tait need no introduction. Do you speak to Shane Warne on fitness issues and other aspects about the team? We keep close contacts with all our players around the world. Fortunately, we have a consistent squad and Shane is mainly responsible for it. He is a very astute cricketer in terms of devising strategies. He is always thinking and is rigid about the fitness of his teammates. You can see the result in Ravindra Jadeja, Yusuf Pathan and Munaf Patel. They have gained a lot of confidence working under Shane. Your observation on fitness problems so frequent with Indian fast bowlers? Fast bowlers around the world are susceptible to injuries. Brett Lee, Andrew Flintoff, Shaun Tait, Steve Harmison… The reason why I feel the Indian bowlers are more prone to injuries is because of the volume of cricket they play. Again, it depends on how they train as young kids. Some bowlers don’t have a proper knowledge of their own bodies. It’s, therefore, a cumulative effect. Fortunately in recent years, players have been committed to their pre- and post-rehabilitation measures and the results are showing in the much improved Indian pace squad at the moment. Also the NCA has developed a fantastic junior development programme in power and endurance training to be implemented soon by all associations across the country. In future, the players will be better equipped to handle stress with the help of such programmes.

[King]

Wonder what he would say about the Aussie and Kiwi bowlers. I think Kiwi bowlers are the most injury prone, followed by the Aussies, then the Pakistanis and then comes India. It's understandable the Aussies, Kiwis and Indian bowlers get injured as they play cricket round the clock but Pakistani bowlers struggling with injuries is a mystery.