Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar discussed the injury scenario and offered a detailed analysis of the problem in his piece. The legendary cricket player saw a pattern in the injuries the squad was struggling with and questioned whether the club’s current training practices were to blame for their frequent setbacks.
Jasprit Bumrah, Sai Sudharsan, Washington Sundar, Hardik Pandya, Nitish Kumar Reddy, and Harshit Rana are among the key players who are currently battling illnesses. The injury crisis has sparked important debate over training schedules and the role of the BCCI’s Center of Excellence in player management.
“While Bumrah has a knee injury, it is observed that most Indian players suffer from hamstring injuries,” the coaching staff and selection committee’s approach to player training regimens and injury prevention has garnered criticism. These recurrent hamstring strains are obviously the result of a problem with their training. In his column Mid-Day, Gavaskar said, “Unfortunately, the physios at the BCCI center of excellence are blamed for these injuries that occur while they are playing for India.
“A bowler’s ability to bowl a certain number of deliveries in practice nets is a dubious practice known as “biomechanics.” It has been reported that several foreign physiotherapists forbid bowlers from bowling more than 20 balls in the nets, even during the IPL. How is bowling fewer balls in the nets going to assist if you will be bowling 24 balls during the match, that is, if you don’t bowl no-balls and wides,” he continued.
Furthermore, Gavaskar said that being match-fit is more important and questioned the need for players to work out hard every day in the gym. “It’s an issue that needs a good, hard look at why these injuries are happening again and again,” he said, urging further research to determine why these errors persist. Being fit for a match is more crucial than being fit for the gym.
However, perhaps I come from an age that had different perspectives on fitness,” Gavaskar stated.
Following India’s ODI series defeat to England, captain Shubman Gill recently expressed his displeasure with the increasing number of injuries, saying that the team’s constant need to change up the starting lineup is not encouraging.
Gill used the next World Cup as an example, saying that players have to play nine or ten games during the competition. Given that they are currently only permitted to play two or three games on a regular basis, he questioned how it would be possible.
