Mohammed Shami did not play in the white-ball series against South Africa in which India lost 0-3.
Muscat, Former Australian fast bowler Brett Lee is totally against the workload management policy for fast bowlers which has become a trend in the busy international calendar. Apart from the hectic schedule, the ‘bio-bubble’ life in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic has also affected the cricketers, forcing them to stay away from the game.
Lee (Brett Lee) told PTI on the occasion of the ‘Legends Cricket League’ here, “I am against the rule of giving this rest. I don’t like resting bowlers, I would love to see bowlers play every match. Mohammed Shami did not play in the white-ball series against South Africa in which India lost 0-3.
The selectors have also rested the Indian fast bowling pair of Shami and Jasprit Bumrah for the upcoming home series against West Indies which will consist of three ODIs and three T20Is. But former Australian fast bowler Lee said that a fast bowler should be rested only if he has an injury.
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“It’s okay (rest) if they’re dealing with an injury,” Lee said. But I want to see fast bowlers working hard and playing all the time. Talking about India’s Test loss to South Africa, Lee said that he felt it went against expectations as it was the same team that beat Australia in their den and then also against England. Had taken the lead by 1.
He said, “Look, sometimes it happens. He is playing very good cricket. The way they played in Australia, defeated it on their home soil and then in England…. Lee said, “Australian team is the number one team in the world at the moment. But India has been a very good Test team. What happened in South Africa was that the hosts played a really great series on their own soil. ,
Successive series losses in Tests and ODIs in South Africa came after a controversy over Virat Kohli stepping down from the captaincy of all formats and a clash with the BCCI. Asked whether the off-field controversy had an impact on India’s performance, Lee preferred to remain silent.
Australia recently won the Ashes 4-0 in the Ashes series, with Pat Cummins taking over as captain after Tim Paine decided to step down following a ‘sexting scandal’. Praising Cummins, Lee said, “We won 4-0. I think he did a pretty good job. I think his captaincy was very effective and he got the support of some wonderful people (players) around him. (agency)