da supremo： Shane Bond has indicated he could join his team-mates Stephen Fleming, Scott Styris and Daniel Vettori in signing up with the officially-sanctioned Indian Premier League
da betano casino： Cricinfo staff17-Oct-2007
Shane Bond is hoping to bowl quicker in the Test tour of South Africa than he did in the ICC World Twenty20 © Getty Images
Shane Bond has indicated he could join his team-mates Stephen Fleming, Scott Styris and Daniel Vettori in signing up with the officially-sanctioned Indian Premier League (IPL). Bond said he received an attractive offer from the Indian Cricket League (ICL), which does not have ICC backing, but had decided against joining.Bond said his plans would be revealed soon. “It will all come out in a week or two, but there’s stuff going on behind the scenes,” he told the . In the meantime, Bond is focusing on New Zealand’s tour of South Africa, which will be followed by home series against Bangladesh and England.Bond is looking forward to a more productive trip to South Africa than his previous Test tour there last year, when he suffered a knee injury. He expects the pitches to be better than on that visit. “The wickets should be a lot better than last time,” Bond said. “They were up and down because they were tired. This time they should be good. We are not expecting much sideways movement but they should have a bit of pace.”Bond is hoping to generate more speed than he did at the ICC World Twenty20 in South Africa. “It’s just a matter of getting bowling fitness. We came straight out of indoors and just had a couple of practices outdoors then were right into the matches. I didn’t quite have the timing right. Once you get the timing and bowling fitness, that allows you to bowl quick.”Despite some slight concerns with his back last season, Bond was confident his the major surgery he had several years ago had left him in a good position. “I still get some aches and pains, but they rescanned my back and it is really good in terms of the screws and the bolt holding the L5 vertebrae together,” he said. “With the way I’ve trained and the action I’ve got now, I’d be pretty disappointed if it goes wrong.”
