Skipper puts 145;fragile146; tag on his fast men

On BCCI8217;s role vis-a-vis fast bowlers

The fast bowlers play a lot of first-class cricket for their states. That is where the Board has to get into the picture and allow them breaks. We have got to have a system to look after our fast bowlers. We have to find a system where they are well looked after in terms of their fitness, their rest period. They do not get enough time to recover because of state commitments.

On the fifth bowler options

I have to bowl better. I did not bowl in the Tests so that could be a reason. The fifth bowler cost us a few in the last game. It is important that me, Veeru Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar do the fifth bowler8217;s job well here.

On tailenders who can8217;t bat

They need to back themselves more. People like Ajit Agarkar, Anil Kumble and Irfan Pathan have the ability to bat. You can spend hours at the net but when the pressure comes, as it was in the last game, when you needed eight an over, the key is to think the right things in the centre. It is also important that one of your top seven batters is with them.PTI