India Squad WTC Final: IPL 2023 – In a fresh change, BCCI have issued a new diktat to Team India stars during the ongoing Indian Premier League season. After careful consideration with the NCA, the Indian cricket board has asked the likes of Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj and other Indian bowlers to ‘double their workload’ during the season. The decision has been taken with the World Test Championship in mind, starting on June 7. Follow WTC Final LIVE Updates on Insidesport.IN
BCCI has asked its contracted bowlers to scale up their workload during the IPL in the build-up to the World Test Championship Final. With only a week’s gap after the IPL 2023 Final, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Shardul Thakur and others are warranted to bowl as many as 33 overs every week. The bowlers are given the Dukes’ ball, used in England to work on their skills.
“There won’t be a lot of time for the bowlers to hit top gear with the red ball. So, they must continue to practice with the red ball. All potential bowlers have been given red dukes to practice during the IPL,” a senior BCCI told Insidesport.IN.
IPL 2023: BCCI’s workload management
- BCCI issued a new diktat to all IPL franchises
- The Indian cricket board has asked its bowlers to ‘double’ their workload during IPL 2023
- The likes of Mohammed Shami and others have to bowl 200 deliveries a week in the nets.
- The players are given Dukes ball to practice for the conditions in England
- Players have to report their condition to concerned authorities.
The Dukes ball is completely different from the SG Ball used in India. The dimensions are different while the former aids far more swing in favourable conditions. Now as per Cricbuzz, NCA has issued the volume of deliveries bowlers have to bowl in the nets.
As per the report, Indian players have been given a target of 200 deliveries a week and report the same to the concerned authorities. With bowlers bowling only 4 over spells in IPL games, the idea is to get the Indian bowlers used to bowling long spells with the red ball.
200 deliveries are roughly 34 overs, compassing an average session in Test Cricket. While the Diktat is largely for the fast bowlers, spinners Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel are also expected to follow the directive.
“The two balls are very different and it’s important that the players amp up their workload to be ready. They will hardly get a week to prepare for the WTC Final. But of course, they will be monitored closely by the franchise physios and they will report directly to the NCA on workload,” the BCCI official stated.
The BCCI Selection Committee led by Shiv Sunder Das will meet in April to pick India’s squad for the upcoming World Test Championship Final. Rohit Sharma‘s side qualified after New Zealand beat Sri Lanka in the 1st Test. For India, they beat Australia 2-1 in the recently concluded Border Gavaskar Trophy
IPL 2023’s league stage will end on May 21, 16 days before the commencement of the championship match, and players from eliminated franchises may be sent over to UK immediately after as a way to help them become more familiar with the playing environment.
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