The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) held a review meeting on Thursday with several major issues concerning Indian cricket on the agenda, including the growing number of player injuries, workload management, the next Future Tour Programme (FTP), overseas preparation, the role of Centre of Excellence (CoE) head VVS Laxman and Rohit Sharma’s ODI future.
If you look at their schedule, in England, we had a 15-player team that went for the ODIs, and out of that, 3 or 4 players got injured. In the last match, he scored 130-140 runs. Because of connectivity issues, chief selector Ajit Agarkar was absent as he was out of station and could not join the meeting online. Because they have to play a lot of matches, “Players are having injuries.
So all this takes a toll on the health of the players,” Saikia told the reporters after review meeting. Saikia said the number of matches could also be reduced in the next cycle as part of an attempt to address the mounting injury problem. For that, proper qualified persons should be positioned,” Saikia told the reporters after the meeting. I do not want to give fodder to the speculators,” Saikia told the reporters after the meeting.
The meeting was attended by head coach Gautam Gambhir, ODI and Test captain Shubman Gill, T20I captain Shreyas Iyer and VVS Laxman. BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia later provided details of the discussions. Saikia also clarified that there was no discussion about Agarkar’s future at the meeting. Player injuries and lengthy return to play timelines emerged as one of the central concerns. The BCCI acknowledged that the crowded calendar is putting considerable physical pressure on cricketers and indicated that the next FTP cycle could be structured differently. We have to take into consideration that they have played two months of IPL prior to that. The board intends to build greater recovery periods into the schedule. “To avoid those kinds of situations under the present FTPs, we are trying to find some ways out. We have a protocol in place for how a player can come back to international matches after injury. We are taking feedback from the captains and head coach to chalk up a proper strategy to avoid these unwanted situations. In the next FTP, we will ensure proper rest for the players, acclimatisation, or some practice matches before any major series in SENA countries. “I would like to reiterate that the vacant position of the head of sports science is not a deterrent to our activities. That post is required, but it is a very high-level post. “Rohit Sharma is playing superbly in all matches. What more do you want? So why is there speculation?
