Hope the main players stay in a good zone: Mohammed Shami on workload management ahead of ODI World Cup | Cricket News



NEW DELHI: India’s senior point guard mohamed chami produced a winning spell to help India register an emphatic eight-wicket win over New Zealand in the second ODI at Raipur on Saturday. Shami returned numbers of 3 for 18 in six overs to shake up New Zealand’s top order with his stitching move.
The visitors were knocked out for 108 and India chased the target for 20.1 overs.
To keep important players safe and sound before the ODI World Cup At home, workload management plays an important role, but Shami believes that playing regular games is the only way to maintain peak fitness.
“I always prefer to play games rather than training. It’s always better to play as many games as possible to prepare for a big event. The load is managed and it is managed correctly.
“I just hope the main players stay in a good area (before the World Cup),” Shami said after a second ODI victory against New Zealand here on Saturday.
Earlier this month, the BCCI announced that the National Cricket Academy would work in tandem with IPL franchisees to monitor the fitness of players “targeted” for the ODI World Cup in October-November. Shami is a key member of the team.
mohamed siraj too much talk the ball. His main partner Shami said the wicket was wet early but the conditions weren’t overtly favorable for bowling.
“It was a wet wicket but it was important to keep a good line and length. All the bowlers were disciplined and the result is visible to all.
“The conditions weren’t as good as they looked. They got out early but the conditions weren’t overtly favorable to the bowlers. We got them back on the cheap playing a test length.”
On his role as a senior bowler in the team, he said: “As far as I’m concerned, I always talk to the bowler. I know he’s trying hard but sometimes you don’t get the results you want and it can get better if you talk to your bowling partner. That’s the part I like to play when I’m bowling.
“My role hasn’t changed since I joined the team (laughs). The only thing is to keep working on fitness and diet,” Shami said.
With the streak already in the bag, Shami said the team could give opportunities to uncapped Rajat Patidar and Omran Malik in the third and final ODI at Indore on Tuesday.
“Management will take a call on this, but we can give them an opportunity now that the series is won,” he said.
Shami also said it was too early to finalize the team’s combination with the World Cup in more than six months.
“If people still doubt the Indian team despite the results they have achieved in the last four to six years, the World Cup is still far away. We need to play a lot of games and try more players before that” , Shami added.
(With PTI inputs)



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