Team India has found themselves in the middle of a mounting injury crisis as quite a handful of their star players are currently sidelined. With the 2023 World Cup looming on the horizon, the BCCI made some crucial decisions to manage the workload of the players and also try and reduce the number of injuries.
The BCCI met in Mumbai to have a review and forge a roadmap for India heading to the World Cup and with almost a decade of desperation building, the Men in Blue will be hellbent to turn the tide around.
The meeting was attended by BCCI president Mr. Roger Binny, honorary secretary Mr Jay Shah, Indian captain Rohit Sharma, India head coach Rahul Dravid, NCA Cricket head VVS Laxman and Chairman of Men Selection Committee Mr. Chetan Sharma.
There were three key recommendations made in the meeting and BCCI issued a notice, highlighting all three of them. The pointers as per the notice included:
The emerging players will have to play a substantial domestic season to be eligible for selection to the national team.
The Yo-Yo Test and Dexa scan will now be part of selection criteria and implemented in the customized roadmaps of the central pool of players.
Keeping in mind the Men’s FTP and preparations for ICC CWC 2023, the NCA will work in tandem with the IPL Franchise to monitor the targeted Indian players participating in the IPL 2023. The Yo-Yo Test was formerly a part of the selection criterion that was placed by BCCI and that forced someone like Yuvraj Singh once out of contention. Now with so many injuries in the fold, the Yo-Yo Test can bring out a change in the mindset of the Indians while the Dexa Scan is a full-body scan of the players to highlight what his current status of his physique that can avert further injuries.
