I am feeling optimistic about the 2013 season though. Jigar Naik has made a full recovery from the terrible ankle injury that caused him to miss most of the season and Leicestershire have made some good signings over the winter too.
Seamer Anthony Ireland and Australian Joe Burns bolster the squad. Whilst Ireland wicketkeeper Niall O'Brien and Bangladesh's Shakib Al Hasan bring further International class to the squad. Al Hasan, currently ranked the world's number one ODI all rounder, is quite a signing for Leicestershire.
Josh Cobb played with Al Hasan in the winter for the Dhaka Gladiators in the BPL. The team included other International stars like Chris Gayle and Tillakaratne Dilshan. The Gladiators went on to lift the BPL trophy. This overseas experience can only add to an already promising career for the Foxes youngster.
Time will tell how the Ronnie Sarwan situation will affect Leicestershire. Sarwan's unexpected recall to the West Indies team after almost 3 years of being overlooked came as a surprise. This could significantly affect Sarwan's availability for the 2013 season.
Providing the snow stays away and we actually get something that resembles cricket weather, I feel Leicestershire have a strong enough squad to improve in all formats of the game compared to last season.
