India’s pacers played a key role in guiding the team to the final of the ODI World Cup, and after its defeat against Australia in the summit clash, bowling coach Paras Mhambrey believes that it will be important to manage the workload of the bowlers moving forward.

“We will have to be very smart with the way we go forward in terms of managing the workload. These guys have played a lot of cricket, so we need to see how we want to go about it. We haven’t discussed it yet,” Mhambrey said on Sunday.✅️

Throughout the tournament, sans the final, the fast bowlers delivered every time they were given a responsibility. But the build-up wasn’t easy. With Bumrah missing out on a large part of the year due to a long injury lay-off, the onus was on young guns, and by Mhambrey’s admission, the last couple of years were ‘very challenging’.

“We missed Bumrah for a major part, and you see the difference he brings when he is in the side. The way he has gone in this tournament especially, it’s massive. It has been challenging, but looking at the other side of it, it has also been an opportunity for us to work on the bench-strength and that’s why we could play Mukesh, Prasidh, Kuldeep. I would look at it that way,” Mhambrey said💯

Just one game does not take the credit away from these guys. Look at the way we played in the last six-seven months. Not only the Asia Cup, but even prior to that, the way we have played is exceptional and I am proud of them. I can’t fault them for their effort or commitment…”🇮🇳