BCCI

"While everybody is talking about lack of fitness now, I brought to the team management's notice the fitness problem - not only with bowlers, but the team as a whole - last year," says Venkatesh Prasad, India's former bowling coach who was sacked last October, no reasons given. Kirsten's complaints last year weren't taken in the right spirit either, and he was subsequently gagged.

Sachin Tendulkar applies for rest every now and then and that can be put down to his age, and also that he has earned the right to pick and choose. Can an Ishant Sharma, considered by most experts a promising test bowler, say no to yet another meaningless ODI series? Especially knowing that in India, the money and fame are lost as rapidly as they r gained.. BCCI says nobody is forcing the cricketers to play. It is open to conjecture whether it is insecurity regarding their places in the side or the BCCI doesn't want to rest star players because of pressure from broadcasters, who have overpaid for the TV rights, that players keep playing even when not 100% fit. The way they have handled Ishant is an indictment of how the country's top talent is regarded. After having selecting him for almost all the meaningless ODI series played on flat tracks in recent times, they have barred him from playing county cricket where he might just find time to sought his problems on his own and grow into a better cricketer.

The amount of T-20 cricket being played is not helping the out of form bowlers much either..In May 2010, the fast-bowling cupboard is bare..The selectors seem intent on damaging the careers of both the back-up spinners, Pragyan Ojha and Amit Mishra..The schedule is still just as ridiculous..A lot more work needs to be done by the BCCI other than just banning IPL parties..Though the fitness levels even without it are not at par with most international school level players,the tight schedule is often blamed for the burn out of Indian players..Now do the board and players really care? Do they have in mind to stay fresh for the WC 2011? Now,it remains to be seen if they rightly decide not to take part in Champions League,2010 or will they go for money and stardom as usual.. :P