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 Whole Cigarettes Newport. 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.
SJ: The modern coaching philosophy is to send the bowlers a lot to the gym. Is that the reason why people in the Caribbean are not interested in becoming fast bowlers?
AR: I think it has a lot to do with modern-day coaching. Their main focus is the strength in the bowler's body. But strength in the body for what? Fast bowling is in the legs. Running is the best way of doing it. You need strength in the body and you may go the gym, and do one or two things that can strengthen your legs, but nothing compares to actual running. The modern-day coaches do not want their bowlers to bowl more than x number of balls in the practice sessions. If you check over the last 10-15 years, that is why there's been an amazing number of injuries to fast bowlers.