5 current cricketers who are the most injury-prone
Cricket is a game which requires a tremendous amount of hard work and dedication along with good skills and street-smart tactics. It is very important for players to be in the right balance so as to ensure that they are fit enough to be available to play matches.
Cricketers must never rely on practising simple cricket skills but also look at various aspects of their preparation and skilled training. A cricketer needs good balance and core strength in order to be in the scheme of things.
Top cricketers like Virat Kohli and Kane Williamson are epitomes of being fit and this has ensured an injury-free career for them. Fitness should be given equal consideration as much as it is given to other practice sessions.
Here we will look at the players whose career have been plagued by injuries.
#5 Mohammad Shami
Mohammad Shami, who has been in the news for wrong reasons lately has been one of the best-bowlers India has produced over the years. Although he has played fewer matches due to regular injuries, he has surpassed many records of other bowlers.
India have missed the services of Shami in important games due to his injuries. He has had problems with his knee in the past.
During the Test matches, he often struggles with a niggle in his knee after bowling long spells of overs.
He had to miss the home test season due to a knee injury which sidelined him for nine months. Though, after recovering he made a comeback but he was no longer the best and the injuries led to loss of pace in his bowling.
For a player of such tremendous abilities which is rightly suited for the longest format of the game, he has only 30 test caps to his name due to his never-ending knee injury.
Out of the 30 matches, he has taken 110 wickets showing how effective he can be in Test cricket.
Though he has improved his fitness over the years, over-straining still continues to be a threat for Shami. So, he occupies the fifth place in our list of injury-prone cricketers.