Former Australia pacer Brett Lee has opined on the whole workload management of fast bowlers and said that he is against any such concept. Multiple cricket boards have been resting their star fast bowlers in order to manage their load in current bio-bubble environments.

This comes after India decided to rest Mohammad Shami and Jasprit Bumrah for the upcoming six white-ball matches against West Indies at home which will be played in February. Shami had played all the three Test matches against South Africa recently, while Bumrah played all the Tests and three ODIs as well.

“I’m against the whole resting rule. I don’t like bowlers resting, I like bowlers to play each and every single game. If they are struggling with an injury then it’s fair enough. But what I want to see is pace bowlers, doing all the hard work and playing day in and day out,” Lee told PTI.

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Talking about India’s shocking Test defeat in South Africa, Lee felt it must have been an abnormality as it was the same side who beat Australia in Australia and then took the upper hand against England to lead 2-1.

“Look, it happens sometimes. They have been playing some pretty good cricket. The way they played in Australia, beating them on home soil, and then in England. Australia are currently right up there, the number one side in the world. But India have been a very good Test side. It was one of those things that South Africa played a really amazing series on their home soil,” he said.

Brett Lee is currently playing for the World Giants team in the ongoing Legends League T20 tournament.

(PTI inputs)