NEW DELHI, MAY 24: Indian coach Kapil Dev identifies absence of cricketers in the higher echelons of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) as a major handicap affecting the administration of the game in the country.Kapil said it was primarily due to lack of quality bowlers that we have not produced enough bowlers. ``We are in a strange position - we are neither producing genuine fast bowlers nor spinners''.Kapil also feels that too much of one-day cricket is affecting the performance of the bowlers. ``You cannot produce quality bowlers as an overdose of cricket does not allow to work on shortcomings .One day cricket is not about taking wickets but stopping runs,'' he explained.Kapil favoured more Test. ``Playing 15-20 one-dayers a year is understandable. But these days, the cricket season goes on for almost 10 months a year.''Elaborating his observations of the players as a coach, Kapil said the Indians lacked in fitness and stamina. ``I think, the Australians beat our boys with their physical fitness. They can throw flat out into the keeper's gloves from the boundary. Our boys cannot throw like that even from inside the circle.''To a question whether he wanted to be a part of cricket administration, Kapil said, ``it is up to them to decide whether they want to bring professional and fresh thinking. If fresh ideas do not come in, the game will suffer.''
