Team India Fitness Funda: Seeing the increasing need for fitness in international cricket, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has set new scales for its players. According to them, now players will have to pass a 2-km running trial in addition to the yoyo test. Both these tests have been made compulsory for all the players who have won contracts from BCCI and the youth who are hoping to make a place in the Indian team.
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According to the report of the Indian Express, the fast bowlers will have to complete the two-kilometer run in 8 minutes, 15 seconds. At the same time, the batsmen and the wicketkeeper must complete this race in 8 minutes, 30 seconds. There is no change in the score to pass the yoyo test. It is the same as before 17.1.
Sourav Ganguly and Jai Shah got approval
According to Sports Science Parameters, elite level athletes are expected to complete the 2 km race in 6 minutes. At the same time, the amateur usually takes 15 minutes for this. The BCCI will assess the timing of this time trial every year and will also be amended if needed. Team India Fitness Funda.
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This new fitness standard has been approved by Board President Sourav Ganguly and Secretary Jai Shah. All the contracted players have also been informed about this. These tests will be conducted every year in February, June and August / September.
Players currently returned from Australia
Sources on the board said that the players who were part of the team in the Test series against Australia are currently exempted from the new time trial. However, players who will stake claim for ODI and T20 series against England will have to go through this trial. The players will have to give this trial for the T20 World Cup to be held this year.
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The BCCI started the Yoyo Test a few years ago. Players like Ambati Rayudu, Kedar Jadhav, Sanju Samson had failed to pass this test. Due to this, these players had to be out of the team.
Indian cricketers have been giving yoyo test since 2017
The Yoyo Test was first introduced by Danish sports scientist and football coach Dr. Jens Bangsbo in the 1990s. Its first entry into cricket was in Australia. The BCCI tried the Yoyo Test for the first time before Team India’s tour of Sri Lanka in 2017. The YoYo Test benchmark score in football is kept at 21, but in cricket a score above 17 is considered good.
