South Australian Redbacks pace spearhead, Shaun Tait, feels fast bowlers suffer injuries because of lack of recovery time.
Speaking to media on Saturday, Tait and his teammates, here for the Nokia Champions League T20 tournament, said injuries and frequent niggles could be avoided to a certain extent if the fast bowlers follow a proper recovery process. “It is a fact that these days pacers do not get enough time to rest because of too many international fixtures. Yet, pacers should find some time to rest after a big game,'' he said.
Citing the Indian team's plight in England where injuries laid low many players that reflected in the team's showing, he said the players, especially the pacers, should try to remain fit in a series between two top sides in the world. A series of setbacks would naturally dent a side's morale on a long tour.
“If one bowls at 150 he is sure to sustain injuries at a greater rate than the ones bowling at 130 kmph or so. The emphasis ought to be on the recovery process. To sustain the process it is necessary to go to the gym and doing necessary things,” he elaborated.
A victim of injuries to shoulder and back, Tait's Test career was cut short rudely. He played his last Test three years back. He is more into the shortest version of the game. “For me, the burn out occurred very early as a series of injuries took a toll on my body. I had to live only with Twenty20 a lot earlier than many,'' he said.
Praise for Dravid
The Australian fast bowler had a word of praise for his Rajasthan Royal teammate, Rahul Dravid. “Rahul is one of the toughest to bowl to. The 28-year-old said, “Each one of us at the Royals' squad learnt a lot from him. He is very tough mentally,'' he pointed out.
The Big Bash champion, South Australia, will take on Warriors of South Africa in its CLT20 opener at the Eden Gardens on September 25.
