ANTIGUA
– Black Caps captain Ross Taylor has expressed his displeasure at the
ICC’s schedule which sees New Zealand’s off-season getting alarmingly busy.
ICC’s schedule which sees New Zealand’s off-season getting alarmingly busy.
“I
like it that my guys are pretty busy not playing much cricket for most
of the year,
but we have to be careful that fatigue and injury don’t set in. We need to make it that
we have to find room in the calendar for a game or two here or there to keep everyone
fresh,” said Taylor, chewing on a piece of long grass.
but we have to be careful that fatigue and injury don’t set in. We need to make it that
we have to find room in the calendar for a game or two here or there to keep everyone
fresh,” said Taylor, chewing on a piece of long grass.
Taylor had previously been very outspoken over the overlap between the
2013 IPL and
New Zealand’s tour of England stating, “What is the point of having them both at the
same time? It means the guys only get one break from not playing instead of two. This
doesn’t help anyone.”
New Zealand’s tour of England stating, “What is the point of having them both at the
same time? It means the guys only get one break from not playing instead of two. This
doesn’t help anyone.”
Former New Zealand supremo Daniel Vettori also struggled with cricket
encroaching on
the Black Caps’ off season and said: “We tried all sorts of things to make it work. We had
a pretty good rotation policy that meant that we kept a close eye on the guys who had
had really long breaks from international cricket and we gave them a breather by
putting them in the squad.” This policy is thought to be responsible for the Test
appearances made by Tim McIntosh and Aaron Redmond.
the Black Caps’ off season and said: “We tried all sorts of things to make it work. We had
a pretty good rotation policy that meant that we kept a close eye on the guys who had
had really long breaks from international cricket and we gave them a breather by
putting them in the squad.” This policy is thought to be responsible for the Test
appearances made by Tim McIntosh and Aaron Redmond.
Cricket historian Dipak Ward-Square says that New Zealand just have to
get used to an
evolving cricketing landscape. “In the beginning, players were involved in lengthy tours
that broke up their periods of inactivity nicely and this kept fatigue down. Even in more
recent times New Zealand could rely on playing nearly five Tests a year, so the gaps
sorted themselves out. Those frantic days are gone however which means the
off-season is getting worrying long and there are limits to how much the human body
can take before it needs to do something.”
evolving cricketing landscape. “In the beginning, players were involved in lengthy tours
that broke up their periods of inactivity nicely and this kept fatigue down. Even in more
recent times New Zealand could rely on playing nearly five Tests a year, so the gaps
sorted themselves out. Those frantic days are gone however which means the
off-season is getting worrying long and there are limits to how much the human body
can take before it needs to do something.”
Other cricket teams are aware of the potential fatigue crisis facing
New Zealand. Indian
skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni said “I know the importance of avoiding off season
injury and tiredness. The guys are aware of the risks, so we always schedule many tours
just after our one-week off-season. Besides, if we ever find the team has been on a break
that is worryingly long we just schedule a match with Sri Lanka.”
skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni said “I know the importance of avoiding off season
injury and tiredness. The guys are aware of the risks, so we always schedule many tours
just after our one-week off-season. Besides, if we ever find the team has been on a break
that is worryingly long we just schedule a match with Sri Lanka.”
Dhoni himself was forced by doctors to play ‘as many as several’
consecutive cricket
games after a dangerously long three-day cricketing absence.
games after a dangerously long three-day cricketing absence.
The New Zealand team are currently relaxing in the West Indies enjoying
a rare
cricket tour that actually includes Test cricket.
cricket tour that actually includes Test cricket.
This
follows a hectic period lasting many months where New Zealand didn’t
tour South
Africa, England or India, and didn’t host Australia, Sri Lanka or Pakistan.
Africa, England or India, and didn’t host Australia, Sri Lanka or Pakistan.
No comments:
Post a Comment