IPL 2018 | BCCI may put clause to manage Indian bowlers' excessive load in nets
Reports have emerged that the BCCI may put a clause in the bowler's contract which will be helpful for the management of excessive workload during the IPL. The Indian Cricket Board will keep an eye on the number of overs a bowler bowls in the nets and will restrict them to a limit.
During the South African tour, the Indian bowlers' excessive workload came into effect and as a result, the BCCI decided to rest their frontline pacers like Bhuvaneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah for the Nidahas Trophy. Bumrah, in particular, deserved a break after he played all three formats and bowled a maximum number of overs. While their presence and match fitness are very important in equal measure for the Indian cricket team, keeping an eye on the England tour, the BCCI
“The board will soon have a clause where a contracted bowler with the BCCI will have limitations on how much he can bowl in the nets. The respective franchises will be informed once the proper paperwork is completed. The paper is yet to be formalized as the board will be looking at adding it as an additional clause in the contracts between players and franchises. It’s a move that has been considered to protect our players from burnout. They are anyway coming off a heavy workload while playing for India and with a hectic calendar ahead,” a top BCCI official said as quoted by The Indian Express.
It is actually not a new thing in the Indian Premier League as other foreign boards also use same formula while giving NoC to their players. They allow their bowlers to bowl a particular amount of overs in the nets and if the franchises violate that, they call up their players giving "overworked" as the reason.
Meanwhile, it is also reported that Rahul Dravid has informed the BCCI to keep an eye on the Under-19 pacers who won India the World Cup last month. He cited that excessive workload on the domestic circuit can put a big risk on a player's future.
“Dravid has informed the BCCI that NCA should monitor these under 19 boys’ progress as they will be going to play for their respective states. Like in England and Australia, the board should also have follow-up procedures in place for players who did well during the under-19 tournaments,” the source added.