Don’t blame IPL for poor show in England: Gloster

IPL is an important tournament and it is prerogative of the players to decide if they want to play or not.

Former India physio John Gloster doesn’t want to blame the Indian Premier League for India’s poor show in the Test series in England and feels that it is for the players to decide whether to play in the Twenty20 league or not to keep themselves fit.

India’s inability to field a fully-fit side in ongoing series against England has been blamed for their loss in the first two Tests by huge margins,which has pushed them on the brink of losing their world number one ranking in Tests.

This has brought to the fore issues of fatigue and huge workload of the cricketers,which many feel have been contributed by the IPL.

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However,Gloster said IPL is an important tournament and it is the prerogative of the players to decide if they want to play any particular event or not.

“Everybody has the right to not play if not fit. Whether it’s the IPL,World Cup or a Test match,the players have to prepare in the same vigor,” the Australian said.

“IPL is as important for Indian cricketers as any other tournament they play in because of the money involved. The support staffs also approach the IPL as they would to any other tournament. At the end of the day,the player must not lose focus,” he added.

Gloster,who worked with Team India from 2005 to 2008,feels that the player’s burn-out can be controlled by adhering to a proper schedule and proper monitoring.

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