'Most West Indies fast bowlers are afraid of hard work'
Mon, Jun 22, '15
Andy Roberts talks about flawed coaching methods, the problems with the domestic game in the Caribbean, and mentoring St Lucia Zouks
Subash Jayaraman: You once said that fast bowling takes total commitment to the craft. Do you believe the bowlers coming out of the Caribbean lack that commitment and that's why there haven't been many genuinely quick, fearsome fast bowlers in the last 10-15 years?
Andy Roberts: The majority of the fast bowlers in the Caribbean are afraid of the hard work that's ahead of them. Nothing comes easy in life. Fast bowling is like the marathon. You have to be prepared to put in the hard work. That's what makes someone a top-quality fast bowler.
You need to do a lot of running, because that's what you do on a cricket field - running. You need to strengthen your core, which is a lot of hard work. I think the majority of our fast bowlers spend more time in the gym than they do on the track. When I say track, it is on the field, in the beaches, in the hills, trying to strengthen their legs and their whole core. There is a lot of laziness.
Read the full interview at ESPNcricinfo
