Replying to a question regarding the fitness of pacer Munaf Patel, the former India paceman said it was important to have proper communication.
“Munaf went back from Bangladesh. He hasn't played too much of cricket. What's important is that the selectors need to talk to me in terms of how a bowler is bowling, it's important to have good communication and be proactive in terms of fast bowlers. I would like them to talk to me before the selection, and I am going to give this proposal to the Board," Prasad said.
Intensity issue
On Patel's fitness, Prasad said, "I am pretty happy, I am just saying that I need to know from the bowler as well whether he is bowling with the same intensity in other matches as he has been bowling for the country."
Prasad said Zaheer Khan and Rudra Pratap Singh had been coping with the workload quite comfortably.
"What's important here is to make sure that they are managed well between matches. You can't do much during a game. It is 10 overs in a one-day game, and it can go up to 25 overs in an innings in a Test match. But as I said earlier, it's important to manage them well and give them enough rest and recovery period, and also keep working on their strengths. That's what we have been doing," he said.
‘Look for wickets’
Prasad said he had been telling the bowlers to look for wickets at all stages. "We always look to get a wicket. Even the England openers are slightly cautious. It's not that we are not bowling in the right areas. We are always looking at picking wickets. And if you see, we have dropped a few catches first up, we need to look at that also. If we take catches, we would be able to pick up a couple of wickets in the first 10 overs. Yes, our fielding is a bit of a concern and Robin Singh is working on those areas," he said.
The Bangalorean said the bowlers had been working on some variations, especially towards the end. "We've been talking about variations in the last 10 overs. Percentage of yorkers has been very good, but I haven't seen much of a variation in terms of change of pace and that is what we have been working on."