Gurnoor Brar picked up two wickets in the second innings. com in Colombo: Indian cricket has been hit by a barrage of injuries in the last few weeks, with more than a dozen regular players currently at the BCCI Centre of Excellence (CoE) undergoing rehabilitation.
Jasprit Bumrah and Sai Sudharsan will miss the two Tests against Sri Lanka, while Nitish Kumar Reddy and Harshit Rana were also unavailable when the selectors met to pick the squad for the assignment. It is far from an ideal situation for a side in a tight spot in the World Test Championship (WTC) table, but former India cricketer Zaheer Khan, who knows a thing or two about injuries from his playing days, urges patience.
On the sidelines of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) final in Colombo, the Jaffna Kings co-owner spoke about workload management, the Mohammed Shami situation, India's most exciting young bowler, the debate between speed and craft, and more. ExcerptThere are a lot of quick bowlers in the country right now.
What do you think is more important: speed or craft? Everything is important.
More importantly, it is about the phase in which you are playing. Every fast bowler starts differently, and then understanding and experience develop.
That way, things are balanced for maximum output. So, both things are important.
If someone is bowling fast and is able to maintain that pace for a long time while moving the ball, then that is a good thing. You don't need to think much about it.
It feels good to see a young crop of fast bowlers who have the ability to bowl fast. That is a positive sign.
Shubman Gill and Gurnoor Brar during 3rd ODI against England, at Lord's in London on Sunday. (ANI Photo) Which young bowler excites you the most?
I have said this before. Gurnoor Brar has the ability.
He was fast-tracked and has the ability to bowl fast. When I spent time with him at the CoE, I got a better idea of how he sees and understands things.
He is an exciting player. You have to keep an eye on how he travels, and if things go well, you can expect a lot from him.
Can you talk about the camp you had with targeted fast bowlers at the CoE? When I played cricket, I used to like these types of conversations.




