IPL 2022: BCCI’s strict instructions to Indian players, ‘follow fitness plan during IPL’ – The BCCI has passed on a strict mandate to all their contracted stars as they prepare for the upcoming IPL 2022 season. The Indian stars will enter a bio bubble for 2 months and with two World Cups on the horizon, the team management wants to keep the players in check ahead of a busy 18 months for the Indian cricket team. Follow Insidesport.in for all IPL 2022 live updates.
IPL 2022: BCCI’s strict instructions to Indian players, ‘follow fitness plan during IPL’, with T20 World Cup on target, board to track fitness of players centrally
As per the Indian Express, the BCCI and the NCA have drawn a centralised fitness plan for the Indian team stars as they prepare for the upcoming IPL 2022 season. With a host of Indian stars suffering from injury troubles, the NCA has made a centralised plan which is set to begin on March 26, the day of the 1st IPL 2022 game.
IPL 2022: Earlier, once players joined their IPL teams, they followed the regimen of their respective franchises. The NCA fitness plan has been brought in after the BCCI and selectors were kept in the dark earlier about the fitness status of top cricketers during the IPL. Last season, Hardik Pandya’s fitness was a complete mystery, while current Indian captain Rohit Sharma was rested for the T20 Internationals and ODIs in Australia because of a hamstring injury but played the IPL final a day after the Indian team was selected.
This season, physios and trainers of the NCA and head coach Rahul Dravid will be in touch with the country’s top cricketers to ensure they stick to the plan, with the focus on strength and conditioning. The BCCI has informed the IPL teams about the direct role the NCA will play in the fitness management of players.
IPL 2022: BCCI’s strict instructions to Indian players, ‘follow fitness plan during IPL’, with T20 World Cup on target, board to track fitness of players centrally
VVS Laxman, who is the head of the NCA, will play an active role in the scientific monitoring of the cricketers who are part of the core group expected to feature in either or both of the upcoming World Cups.
IPL 2022: BCCI Secretary Jay Shah said that the objective of the NCA fitness plan was to have clarity on the fitness status of players and to ensure that the maximum numbers of players are fit and available for selection for international games.
“For us, fitness is paramount and we want our players to be fully fit before any bilateral series or international game. We have a fitness camp at the NCA and, going ahead, similar camps will be held. The goal is to have everyone on the same page when it comes to following the fitness plan set by the BCCI,” Shah told The Indian Express.
IPL 2022: BCCI’s strict instructions to Indian players, ‘follow fitness plan during IPL’, with T20 World Cup on target, board to track fitness of players centrally
However, players have been informed that the current fitness plan for the IPL is not set in stone and that they have the option of getting back to the NCA if it is too taxing. However, Dravid emphasised the quality of NCA and the know-how of the players over the coaches that lead the teams.
“Coach Dravid said that you play 10 months for India and only two months for IPL. He told us to trust the support staff and NCA when it comes to fitness. A few players did express their concern about how IPL team physios and trainers would react. But we have been told to leave such issues to the BCCI. Players can also inform the NCA or the Indian team management if the training plan of the NCA is too difficult to follow during the IPL,” said a cricketer.
IPL 2022: BCCI’s strict instructions to Indian players, ‘follow fitness plan during IPL’, with T20 World Cup on target, board to track fitness of players centrally
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