Let’s put it this way: there have been quite a few permanent residents of the NCA in the last three or four years. They’ll soon be able to get a resident permit and walk in whenever they want, which is a bad thing. It’s unbelievable, Shastri joked on ESPN Cricinfo’s digital video.
The BCCI-run NCA in Bengaluru has a dedicated sports science and medical team that assists centrally-contracted cricketers in receiving injury treatment. Chahar is suffering from a recurrence of his left hamstring injury, while tearaway quicks are thriving.
Jasprit Bumrah and Prasidh Krishna had lower back stress fracture surgeries in New Zealand. Shastri, who was India’s head coach until October 2021, is surprised that some of these bowlers don’t even play all formats and are still unable to bowl four overs in four T20 games in a row.
Come on, you’re not playing that much cricket to be injured over and over again, Shastri said. I mean, you can’t play four games in a row. What is the purpose of your visit to the NCA? If you’re going to come back, and then three matches later you’re back there (NCA), he wondered.
He urged the players undergoing rehabilitation to try to be fit enough so that no one was wasting their time and money. So you get in shape and come once and for all because it’s incredibly frustrating.
Not only for the team, but also for the players, the BCCI, and the captains of the various [IPL] franchises. To say the least, it’s vexing. His next remark was a direct reference to Chahar, who claimed a few months ago in an interview with PTI that he is fully fit.
I understand a serious injury, but every four games when someone touches his hamstring or his groin, you start wondering who these guys are… What are they training for, and what is going on?
Some of them don’t play any other cricket throughout the year. Man, it’s only four overs [in the IPL], three hours. The game has ended.
I’m glad to see Rohit back in shape.Shastri believes that MI captain Rohit Sharma’s return to form bodes well for the five-time champions in the ongoing league.
MI defeated Delhi Capitals by six wickets on Tuesday night, their first victory in three games. DC scored 172, which MI chased down on the final ball, with skipper Rohit playing a captain’s knock of 65, his first IPL half-century in 24 innings.
Rohit Sharma handled the pressure brilliantly against Delhi. He led from the front, and this match-winning performance will do him and the Mumbai Indians the world of good, Shastri told Star Sports.
This victory gives MI a lot of confidence going into the tournament. Meanwhile, Sunil Gavaskar, the legendary cricketer, has advised Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni to bat higher in the order to give himself more time.
I’m hoping MS Dhoni gets promoted up the batting order. So that he can play more than two or three overs per game. With his batting, he can make a difference for CSK because he is capable of scoring big runs, Gavaskar said.
