"I don't know about the Australian team, but in the domestic circuit back home, we are perhaps pushing the seniors out a bit too early," he said here on Saturday. "A junior player walking into the team doesn't have too many seniors to learn from. Now, a debutant might have just one 30-year-old player as a teammate and that is not a very good situation to be in. When I came into the Australian team, I had players like Glenn McGrath, Jason Gillespie, Michael Kasprowicz and Brett Lee to take care of me. I learnt a lot from them. Maybe the seniors should hang on for a bit longer."
The injury-prone Tait, 30, has relinquished his place in the Australia squad in order to prolong his T20 career. "The last injury I suffered was during the Big Bash, when I had a groin strain," he said. "I have recovered from that and am fully fit for the IPL. I am hoping to play as many matches as possible." That should be good news for the Royals, whose bowling attack last year had left a lot to be desired.
Skipper Rahul Dravid has a lot of faith in Tait's abilities, but is aware that the speedster can be erratic too. "If Tait finds his rhythm, he is a very good bower and any team will be afraid of him. But we also know that he is not always accurate," Dravid told TOI.
On his part, Tait said, "I have been working to cut down on wides and no-balls and the results are showing." He was quite a handful during the Big Bash and hopes to carry that form into the IPL.
Tait has had a problem of stepping outside the wide-line of the bowling area, for which he has been no-balled. "That has been a problem area, but I think I've fixed it."
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