IPL just before World Cup is a concern for bowlers : Faf du Plessis
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South African captain Faf du Plessis is unhappy about the timing of the IPL this year and has called it a major ‘concern’ with regards to keeping his bowlers fresh and fit for the World Cup in England in May.
“The obvious one for me is the IPL,” said du Plessis. “The IPL is just before the World Cup, and the last thing you want is one of your bowlers getting injured just before the tournament. That’s something that’s a concern for us, seeing how we can play that scenario out best. “With Dale [Steyn], or KG [Rabada] or any other bowlers, in terms of workload, the World Cup is still quite a while away. Probably you’ll see that closer to the World Cup we’ll think about stuff like [managing workloads].” Du Plessis isn’t the only one concerned as Cricket Australia spoke along the same lines in November last year and said that the Australian players’ involvement in the cash-rich competition would be limited.
It is believed that this is the reason behind Kolkata Knight Riders’ (KKR) letting go of Mitchell Starc’s services.
South African captain Faf du Plessis is unhappy about the timing of the IPL this year and has called it a major ‘concern’ with regards to keeping his bowlers fresh and fit for the World Cup in England in May.
“The obvious one for me is the IPL,” said du Plessis. “The IPL is just before the World Cup, and the last thing you want is one of your bowlers getting injured just before the tournament. That’s something that’s a concern for us, seeing how we can play that scenario out best. “With Dale [Steyn], or KG [Rabada] or any other bowlers, in terms of workload, the World Cup is still quite a while away. Probably you’ll see that closer to the World Cup we’ll think about stuff like [managing workloads].” Du Plessis isn’t the only one concerned as Cricket Australia spoke along the same lines in November last year and said that the Australian players’ involvement in the cash-rich competition would be limited.
It is believed that this is the reason behind Kolkata Knight Riders’ (KKR) letting go of Mitchell Starc’s services.