Mohammad Hafeez is not happy with some of Pakistan’s bowlers. Former PCB Team Director thinks they care more about how many matches they play than showing their love for the game.
While Hafeez didn’t point fingers, whispers suggest he’s talking about fast bowlers like Haris Rauf and Shaheen Afridi. Rauf skipped a Test series in Australia, and Afridi took a break in the last match, both citing workload concerns. Unfortunately, Pakistan lost that series 0-3, leaving everyone scratching their heads about their plan and how they used their players.
“I’ve been playing cricket for 18 years, but nobody talked about workloads back then! If you wanted to play, you played. Now, players talk about being too busy. During my 2 months as team director, I struggled to understand this ‘workload management’ thing. Sure, we need to take care of fast bowlers, but that doesn’t mean they only bowl 4 overs,” said Mohammad Hafeez on A Sports.
“No Pain, No Gain”: Hafeez Uses Injured Shamar Joseph’s Example to Slam Pakistan’s Workload Blues
Hafeez wasn’t just throwing shade, he threw the whole spotlight on young West Indies fast bowler, Shamar Joseph, to make his point. Remember Joseph, the guy who took 7 wickets for just 68 runs against Australia in the second Test! Turns out, he did all that while battling a toe injury! He even bowled a crazy 12 straight overs with that injury. Hafeez used this as an example to question why Pakistani bowlers are so focused on “workload management” when a young player like Joseph could push through pain and deliver a match-winning performance. The message is clear: if you truly want to win, sometimes you gotta push your limits, not hide behind numbers.
“Your practice and training should be hard enough to help you execute your plans in the game. When a batter scores a 100, 150 or 200, he doesn’t say that he is done and won’t carry on. Shamar Joseph bowled 12 overs on the trot. Thank God, the word workload management was not in his mind,” Professor further said.
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