In order to prevent stress and injury, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has advised all Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises to tread cautiously when using contracted players, especially Indian bowlers. In an effort to avoid any future losses due to injuries, the BCCI is especially concerned about bowlers competing for the ICC World Cup 2023 and the World Test Championship final.
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Nitin Patel, a physiotherapist at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru, and Soham Desai, a strength and conditioning coach for Team India, provided the advice during a Zoom meeting with the trainers and physiotherapists of each franchise, to avoid using Indian team bowlers excessively in the nets.
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Franchises have been advised to put more focus on strengthening and training, with fielding drills still being permitted during the first week of May. The players still in the running can then slowly increase the amount of time spent bowling in the nets.
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The BCCI is monitoring several bowlers, including Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami, Shardul Thakur, Umesh Yadav, Deepak Chahar, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umran Malik, and Washington Sundar. The BCCI will get in touch with all franchises once more.
The NCA had previously shared the workload monitoring report of each India player with their respective franchises and asked them to use it as a guide for their reference.
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The NCA will work with IPL franchisees to keep an eye on the shortlisted Indian players competing in the IPL 2023, bearing in mind the men’s Future Tours Plan and preparation for the ICC-World Cup 2023, according to BCCI secretary Jay Shah. This is crucial because a lot of key players, including Rishabh Pant, Jasprit Bumrah, and Shreyas Iyer, are currently recovering from injuries.
India captain Rohit Sharma was asked whether players would take breaks during the IPL, to which he responded that it is up to the franchises and the players themselves to take care of their bodies. If they feel they need a break, they can talk about it and take a break in one or two games.