we can't afford guys coming in here half-fit and representing the country - Rohit sharma

[vvvslaxman]

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ban-vs-ind-2nd-odi-rohit-sharma-frustrated-with-india-s-mounting-injury-list-we-need-to-get-to-the-bottom-of-it-1348503

 

Rohit frustrated with India's mounting injury list: 'We need to get to the bottom of it'

"I don't know what exactly it is. But we can't afford guys coming in here half-fit and representing the country"

 

 

Rohit Sharma, the India captain, has expressed displeasure at players pulling up injured repeatedly despite being passed fit. He hopes the National Cricket Academy, the body that monitors and rehabilitates injured players, can "get to the bottom of it" soon.

 

India have been ravaged by injuries to several regulars throughout the year. Deepak Chahar and Washington Sundar, part of the Bangladesh tour, have been among those who've spent extensive periods in rehab at the NCA.

 

 

Then there's pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah, who chief selector Chetan Sharma felt was "rushed back" from a back injury in a bid to be ready for the T20 World Cup that he eventually missed due to a stress reaction in his back. Bumrah hasn't featured in any form of cricket since September, and there are no set timelines available on his recovery.

 

"I mean there are definitely a few injury concerns," Rohit said after India's five-run loss that meant a 2-0 lead for Bangladesh on Wednesday. Incidentally, Rohit himself is under a fitness cloud following a dislocation in his finger while fielding in the second ODI.

 

"We need to try and get to the bottom of it. I don't know what exactly it is. Maybe they're playing too much cricket. We need to try and monitor those guys, because it's important to understand when they come for India, they need to be a 100%, in fact more than 100%."

 

On Wednesday, India didn't have the services of fast bowler Kuldeep Sen, who pulled up with a stiff back following his debut outing in the series opener. Chahar also managed to bowl just three overs due to a suspected hamstring strain that forced him off the field. While he did return to bat in India's chase, the injury was serious enough to rule him out of the final ODI.

 

It was another blow to Chahar in what has been a forgettable year. In October, he complained of back stiffness after the first ODI against South Africa and was pulled out of India's net bowling contingent for the T20 World Cup. He also missed the entire IPL season due to a back injury that he picked up while undergoing rehabilitation for a quadricep injury he picked up in February.

 

At the moment, players on the selection radar are asked to report at the NCA for a fitness assessment, following which a detailed report is submitted to the team management. The trainer then charts a workload management programme for the players in consultation with the support staff.

 

If a player is injured, they spend a prescribed time under rehab after a detailed investigation into the injury and its causes are conducted. The final step of their recovery includes a detailed fitness assessment before they're given a green signal.

 

"It's something we have to look at," Rohit said. "We have to sit with our team back home at the NCA as well and try and monitor their workload. That is something we need to look at. We can't afford guys coming in here half-fit and representing the country. There's huge pride and honour in representing the country and if they're not fit enough, it's not ideal. Having said that, we just need to get to the bottom of it and find out what exactly is the reason behind this."

[vvvslaxman]

Gotta hand it to Ishant sharma lol That guy managed to stay injury free for a very long time.

[SRT100]

The injury list is very easy to explain.

 

Most Indian players have received a very poor foundation to their physical strength and fitness.

 

They severely lack the diet, exercise and rest components needed when they are growing as kids in order to undertake the physical demands as an adult in cricket.

To be honest its not surprising at all, especially more so given most cricketers come from a very lower background, so access to quality nutrition and exercise is lacking.

 

This is not complete rule, it however applies the majority, of course there are exceptions. Thats not to say it cannot be turned around, but its a lot more difficult to achieve as an adult, if the building blocks are not developed during the growth phase as a kid.

[putrevus]

I can understand Rohit's injury but injuries to Chahar and Sundar needs to be looked closely. Why are they getting injuried so often.

 

How can Kuldeep Sen become unfit after one odi where he did not even bowl his full quota of overs.

[Lord]

Start with yourself, fatso

 

[Lord]

9 minutes ago, putrevus said:

I can understand Rohit's injury but injuries to Chahar and Sundar needs to be looked closely. Why are they getting injuried so often.

 

How can Kuldeep Sen become unfit after one odi where he did not even bowl his full quota of overs.

 

Sen was dropped in garb of injury

[putrevus]

8 minutes ago, Lord said:

 

Sen was dropped in garb of injury

No, Dravid said he was ruled out for next match too.

[Mesky99]

1 hour ago, SRT100 said:

The injury list is very easy to explain.

 

Most Indian players have received a very poor foundation to their physical strength and fitness.

 

They severely lack the diet, exercise and rest components needed when they are growing as kids in order to undertake the physical demands as an adult in cricket.

To be honest its not surprising at all, especially more so given most cricketers come from a very lower background, so access to quality nutrition and exercise is lacking.

 

This is not complete rule, it however applies the majority, of course there are exceptions. Thats not to say it cannot be turned around, but its a lot more difficult to achieve as an adult, if the building blocks are not developed during the growth phase as a kid.

None of the current Indian cricketers come from a lower background, they are all middle class lads either from metro cities, tier 1 or tier 2 bar the likes of natarajan and Karthik tyagi, let's not try find excuses, reason for these injuries is down to the fact these bowlers barely play domestic cricket, chahar for example has played a mighty 58 list A games since his debut way back in 2010, their training methods, workouts, drills are only for 4 over spells max, none of these guys are bowling fit except Siraj, shami and ishant and they barley spend time in the gym, but in the middle, Siraj has played close to 60 first class games in 6 years, he has not yet been injured.

[The Realist]

Half fit or Half fat?...

 

Sicknotes v Tubbies

 

Let the battle commence

[zen]

Now that Rohit is under pressure, he is beginning to point fingers. 

Are the wheels beginning to come off?

 

[cricketfan28]

another sideeffect of ipl.

[Texan]

Deflecting attention from the real problems (i.e. Kohli, Dhawan and Rohit himself)

[Texan]

1 hour ago, vvvslaxman said:

Gotta hand it to Ishant sharma lol That guy managed to stay injury free for a very long time.

Ishant stayed fit because he bowled only at 60 -70% of his capability. He didn't give his 100% for most part of his career. He was much faster when he first toured Australia. We had a time when Zaheer Khan had been fading and Bumrah and Shami had not yet arrived on the scene and Ishant was able to easily command a place in the team because captains didn't have any confidence in other domestic bowlers. So, Ishant managed to have a long career.  The one time that he did bowl full tilt (against England in the last innings of a Test in England where he bounced out England batters), he did get injured right after. 

[Sandz]

He’s the one who got rid of yo-yo test, hypocrite.

[The Realist]

Half fit or Half fat?

 

[wanted_desi]

22 minutes ago, Texan said:

Deflecting attention from the real problems (i.e. Kohli, Dhawan and Rohit himself)

 

THIS. 

[LordPrabhzy]

This fatso vada pav blames everyone else apart from himself.

 

it’s true that the NCA is a shot show when it comes to managing injuries.. just shows the competency of Indian doctors and physios

[Throwaib_Chuckter]

56 minutes ago, LordPrabhzy said:

This fatso vada pav blames everyone else apart from himself.

 

it’s true that the NCA is a shot show when it comes to managing injuries.. just shows the competency of Indian doctors and physios

The more I see the more I think the NCA is like the gully doctor who we would go to for sick leave certificates.

Chuckte Raho

TC

[TheWall]

No problem. Everybody will be 100% fit by the time next IPL starts 

[Number]

2 hours ago, LordPrabhzy said:

This fatso vada pav blames everyone else apart from himself.

 

it’s true that the NCA is a shot show when it comes to managing injuries.. just shows the competency of Indian doctors and physios

 

He himself got the yoyo test removed/relaxed so that he and his oldie friends can play.

No half fit player can pass yoyo test. 

Now he is deflecting the blame at nca.