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It may feel like eons ago since they held a bat or ball and stepped onto a cricket field but Mohammad Kaif, assistant coach of the Delhi Capitals, felt that the players wouldn't have lost their touch and a practice session or two would get them back into the groove.
The cricketers taking part in the IPL in the UAE are coming off a lockdown and could be rusty but Kaif, who featured in that epic Natwest Trophy final against England in 2002, said that skills are permanent.
2?4? Hours To Go for THAT sweet sound of the bat and those toe crushing yorkers ??"It is going to be very exhausting mentally and physically, both. Mentally, more right now because we all are in the room, we aren't able to go out and four to five months of lockdown back home in India," Kaif said during a virtual press conference on Friday.
Dilliwalon, excited to see our boys back in training? ????
??ICC Academy, Dubai Sports City#Dream11IPL #YehHaiNayiDilli pic.twitter.com/LnDiY2PPJV
- Delhi Capitals (Tweeting from ????) (@DelhiCapitals) August 28, 2020
Quarantine Workouts ???? The New Normal #Dream11IPL #YehHaiNayiDilli @RishabhPant17 @Address_Hotels pic.twitter.com/mu03vzj9e2"So, people have not done much. But players are such that they don't lose their skills so quickly. It will come back very quickly and it is a matter of spending one week at training. And it is also about getting used to the conditions and the heat. We all have gone through that and sportsmen, because they have done that throughout their career, they will come back faster," he added.
- Delhi Capitals (Tweeting from ????) (@DelhiCapitals) August 28, 2020
You've all been asking and we have heard you!A brilliant fielder during his heydays, Kaif also reckoned that for all the batting and bowling firepower that the teams have, the fielding would be the clincher.
RCB's first practice session of the season! ????
How did you like the golden helmets, 12th Man Army? ??#PlayBold #IPL2020 #WeAreChallengers pic.twitter.com/hB6MY0jXpv
- Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) August 28, 2020
Masks ?Kaif also said that Shreyas Iyer has matured as a captain after his stint with the Indian team and added that the current squad makes them strong contenders.
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Sanitizer ?
We're all set for the first training session in Abu Dhabi ???? #OneFamily #MumbaiIndians #MI #Dream11IPL @ImRo45 @Jaspritbumrah93 pic.twitter.com/6Lmk4DTzMo
- Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) August 28, 2020
??? Ro: "Feels good to be back!" ????#OneFamily #MumbaiIndians #MI #Dream11IPL @ImRo45 pic.twitter.com/MJTD7chjy6"I'm very impressed with Shreyas Iyer, the way he has taken the responsibility. Being a young captain, last year he did so well. And this year is going to be even better because having played for India now, he will bring that confidence into the squad as a captain. He's a very nice character and brings calmness as a captain. And I feel he will be an even better captain this year. Also, we have a good squad this year compared to last year. Shreyas Iyer will have a lot of options to choose from," he said.
- Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) August 28, 2020
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