Former Pakistan player Mohammad Hafeez recently spoke about the workload management of the fast bowlers. He is one of the panelists on the famous cricket talk show The Pavillion. Hafeez was asked about this term, to which he hit out at the Pakistan fast bowlers.
Shaheen Afridi didn’t play the third Test against Australia to manage his workload. Interestingly, Hafeez was Pakistan’s head coach on that tour. He didn’t say anything about it, and it was reported that Hafeez was involved in the decision to rest Afridi, considering he had bowled a lot of overs in the previous two games.
“I have played cricket for 18 years, but this is something we never heard in our days. It is equal to the will of a player. If he wants to play, he will; otherwise, he will talk about his workload.
“I was with the team for two months, and it was difficult for me to understand the workload management. It is essential to manage the work of fast bowlers, but it doesn’t mean that he will bowl only four overs.
“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.”
Wasim Akram and Misbah ul Haq were also present on the show.
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