Virat Kohli and Hardik Pandya are not the fittest Indian cricketers any more. Ahead of Asia Cup 2023, Indian players went through tough yo-yo test, in which opener Shubman Gill reign supreme.
In advance of the continental competition, which starts on August 31, the India team has started its preparations for the Asia Cup 2023 in a closed-door camp in Alur. There, squad members are undergoing normal fitness training.
Along with the rigorous fitness and medical tests, the necessary Yo-Yo test is being completed, which opener Shubman Gill topped with an exceptional score of 18.7.
Shubman Gill is most fit India cricketer
Cricket players that have taken the YoYo test thus far have all achieved the minimum cut-off score of 16.5, with Virat Kohli posting an outstanding 17.2 on his Instagram story.
All cricketers have taken the exam, with the exception of Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna, Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson (a reserve for the Asia Cup), and KL Rahul.
The Yo-Yo test is an aerobic endurance fitness test, therefore your results may differ depending on when you last played and how much work you did in the previous week.
Shubman Gill now holds the record with a score of 18.7. Most players have between 16.5 and 18 points, according to a BCCI source who was briefed on the situation and spoke to PTI under the condition of anonymity.
Taking the advantage of only opportunity before the World Cup 2023 in India in October, the BCCI hence organized the fitness and conditioning camp.
According to the source, “the National Cricket Academy’s sports science team and the sports staff of the India team do conduct all the mandatory tests if the players have a gap between two tournaments.”
The cut-off for tTaking the advantage of only opportunity before the World Cup 2023 in India in October, the BCCI hence organized the fitness and conditioning camp.he Yo-Yo tests was 16.1 when they were first introduced six years ago, under the leadership of former Strength & Conditioning Coach Shankar Basu.
However, the marker has since been changed to 16.5.
The majority of the young Indian players are currently in excellent shape. Given that he has played uninterrupted cricket since the IPL began, Shubman Gill 18.7 is proof of this.
Three weeks following the end of the West Indies 50-over series was the first big respite he had since March.
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