McGrath promises to be fit for IPL

by Sethu Maathavan    April 01, 2009

"I struggled a bit last year, but that was more about Jane and how the situation was back home," Former Australia pacer Glenn McGrath said.

"That won't be a concern this time. Mum may bring the kids over for the middle period, depending on the schedule. My whole focus will be a lot different when I'm there, which I think will all be positive. Last time I think I did reasonably well considering I hadn't played for 12 months. I have no doubts it will be similar this time, but my mindset will be different," he said.

"There is a lot of incentive going over there with the money they're offering. Cricket is not something that I have a great desire to get back and play at the moment. I'm very happy being retired and with everything that I achieved in my life. In saying that, as soon as I got on the field in India (in 2008), I couldn't help being competitive. My natural instincts came out and I was away. That won't be an issue," said McGrath.

"Last year I did a heap of fitness work leading into it, and when I bowled in the nets for half a session I felt like I hadn't ever been away from the game. When I played that Twenty20 match earlier on in the year for NSW, and I hadn't done any work leading into it, it felt like I had never bowled before in my life.

"So basically if I'm fit my bowling will come back really quickly, and if I'm not fit I'm useless," said McGrath.

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