'Not Sure About Workload Management... Feel Very Fortunate To Travel The World'

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Posted by AI on 2025-08-11 11:41:03 | Last Updated by AI on 2026-02-13 18:25:43

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There has been a lot of chatter around a bowler's workload management in recent times, especially with the ICC T20 World Cup just around the corner. To understand more about it, News18-CricketNext caught up with New Zealand pacer Lockie Ferguson.

"If I am honest, I can say that I don't think much about workload management whatsoever. I have played 11 games at this point, excluding the IPL, and my body feels fine," says the speedster.

The 31-year-old, who was part of the Kiwi squad that reached the finals of the T20 World Cup in 2021, feels fortunate to travel the world playing cricket. He credits his upbringing and training as a teenager in Australia for his robust build.

"I think growing up in Australia, playing cricket all year round and playing rugby as well - I think that's kind of set me up for the robustness of surviving the workload, hopefully," he laughs.

The fast bowler says he has a terrific support crew and a structured plan in place to know when to push forward and when to pull back. But he insists he's not one to complain about being overworked.

"I feel very fortunate to travel the world, play cricket, get looked after very well, and it's something I love doing; it's a passion. So, I think that passion outweighs any sort of complaint of workload and that kind of thing," he explains.

With the much-anticipated ICC T20 World Cup less than a month away, Ferguson is focused on delivering his best for New Zealand and his IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders.

"I have a good support crew around me, and we have structured everything really well to know when to push forward and when to pull back and be able to read signs from my body as well," he said.

"At this stage, I feel great, and my body feels good. I am really looking to pushing forward and trying to achieve what we can in the back end of the IPL and then onto the World Cup."

He signs off by sharing his excitement about KKR's prospects this IPL season and backing his team to do well at the T20 World Cup.

"The group that we have created at KKR, I feel is a really good group, and we have every opportunity to go deep into this IPL and compete for the title. I feel we are definitely in the mix," he asserts.

"Then, moving onto the World Cup, we have got a good mix of experience and guys who have been playing in that competition for a while now."

"So, I think we have got a good shot at it, and hopefully, we can bring it home this time."

The T20 World Cup begins on 16 October in Australia. The Kiwi pacer and his teammates will be eager to put on a good show, especially after missing out on the ODI World Cup in June.

Will the Kiwi bowlers be able to manage their workloads and lead their side to victory? We will have to wait and see.

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