‘I don't know who made the decision’: Ex-India batter on Bumrah's workload
India's growing injury list has placed the Centre of Excellence under scrutiny. Several key players are currently dealing with various fitness issues and injuries. Jasprit Bumrah's knee swelling has led to his absence from the Sri Lanka Test series. Former batter Subramaniam Badrinath clarified the COE's role in providing player information. He stressed workload management and consistent…
Former India batter Subramaniam Badrinath has addressed the Centre of Excellence (COE) being under scrutiny due to the growing list of injured players for the Indian cricket team. He clarified that the COE's role is not to make the final selection decisions, but to inform the team management about a player's physical condition and recovery status.
The COE provides input to the captain, coach, and selectors, who then make the selection calls. Badrinath emphasized that the COE's responsibility is not equivalent to the selectors and that they do not determine who gets to play.
Badrinath also cautioned against treating India's injury issues as a single problem and pointed out that the players dealing with injuries have suffered different types of setbacks. This makes it difficult to pinpoint one common cause for the increasing list of injured players. While acknowledging that injuries are an inevitable part of elite sport, Badrinath stressed the importance of workload management, fitness, and consistent monitoring to keep players on the field.
He mentioned that for several players, including Sai Sudharsan and Washington Sundar, the cause of their injuries appears to be related to overuse and a lack of proper fitness management.
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