Kolkata Knight Riders' young pacer Kamlesh Nagarkoti is seeking tips from Australia pace ace Pat Cummins on how to manage injuries as a fast bowler.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Nagarkoti, an India under-19 World Cup star, had been riddled with injuries and could not make debut for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) after being picked in the 2018 IPL auction.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"He [Cummins] had injuries for a long time. So, I would want to ask him what mindset he had had during those three-four years, how he kept himself motivated and how he prepared himself for the comeback," Nagarkoti told KKR website www.kkr.in.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"I will definitely ask for tips from Cummins if I get a chance. For batsmen, my dream is to bowl to our [head] coach Brendon McCullum at the nets. I have seen him while growing up. His batting style was really aggressive and unique. I guess I can learn a lot from him about the mindset of openers. He was himself an opener, so he can guide me on this. It is important for a bowler to read the mindset of opening batsmen," Nagarkoti said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Indian Premier League (IPL) starts from September 19 in the UAE.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Speaking about his recovery, the wiry pacer said: "Yeah, whatever training programme was advised by KKR, I had been following that. I had a chat with Abhishek Nayar sir and also spoke to my previous mentors at the National Cricket Academy (NCA), Soham sir and Anand sir. They have a strong knowledge about my body, so they could suggest correct ways for me to improve. Basically, I took suggestions from all of them and picked out exercises that I could do at home."<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Former Olympic sprinter Chris Donaldson was recently recruited by KKR as their strength and conditioning coach.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Asked if Donaldson's workout routine helped him, Nagarkoti said: "I could do some exercises that were moderately difficult. But some were extremely tough. I didn't even try them! You can't start off with such hard exercises. Gradually, as I become stronger, I will try them out."<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Nagarkoti also spoke on his rehabilitation process at the NCA.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"I used to interact with a lot of seniors at the NCA, including Rahul Dravid sir. He used to always help me sort out my issues. I learned a great deal when it comes to figuring out the areas I needed to work on, especially my body. Dravid sir has been really helpful in the entire process," he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"I have changed a few aspects in my bowling after consulting my coach Surender sir and KKR bowling coach Omkar Salvi sir. They shared a couple of pointers on how to reduce injuries. I have been working on them regularly and they have been pretty beneficial."<\/p>\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Kamlesh-Nagarkoti.jpg", "alt_img": "Kamlesh Nagarkoti", "alt_title": "Kamlesh Nagarkoti", "image1": "", "video": "", "seo_title": "KKR Pacer Nagarkoti seeks Pat Cummins's Tips On Managing Injuries On Cricketnmore", "seo_desc": "Kolkata Knight Riders' young pacer Kamlesh Nagarkoti is seeking tips from Australia pace ace Pat Cummins on how to manage injuries as a fast bowler. Nagarkoti, an India under-19 World Cup star, ha", "seo_keywords": "Kamlesh Nagarkoti", "tag": "", "tagging": "Kamlesh Nagarkoti,", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": "0", "slug": "kkr-pacer-nagarkoti-seeks-cumminss-tips-on-managing-injuries", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": "0000-00-00", "ians_time": "00:00:00", "server_time": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "trash": "0", "view_count": "2073", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "1", "created": "2020-09-02 16:10:40", "updated": "2020-09-02 16:10:40", "img_from": "Kamlesh Nagarkoti", "img_source": "", "schedule_publish": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "news_keywords": "Kamlesh Nagarkoti", "livescore_text": "", "livescore_link": "", "btn_text": "", "resend_feed": "0", "google_feed": "0", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "1", "jio_date": "2020-09-02 16:10:40", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "0", "google_date": "2020-09-02 16:10:40", "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": null, "article_content_type": null, "england_cricket": "0", "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/kkr-pacer-nagarkoti-seeks-cumminss-tips-on-managing-injuries-63541" }