IPL 2022: BCCI instructs all players to report to NCA for 10-day fitness camp

IPL 2022: Franchises’ plans go haywire – Franchises’ planning for pre-IPL camp has taken a major blow as BCCI has asked all contracted and non-contracted players to attend a 10-day fitness camp at the NCA in Bengaluru. While many franchises were set to begin pre-IPL camp after Ranji Trophy, now they will only have a few foreign players and domestic players to begin with. Follow IPL 2022 Live Updates on InsideSport.IN.

The likes of Harshal Patel, Venkatesh Iyer, and KL Rahul will all have to report to the NCA beginning March 5. For players like Manish Pandey, who is playing Ranji Trophy will need to report after the third match ends on March 6. The BCCI doesn’t want to take chances on players’ fitness.

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IPL 2022: Franchises’ plans go haywire, BCCI calls all contracted players to attend 10-day fitness camp at NCA’

“There are about 25 of them. The NCA will assess their fitness levels ahead of the IPL. The purpose is to have a camp before they disperse for their respective IPL duties,” a BCCI official told Cricbuzz.

The Indian stars did report to the NCA on Saturday with Indian vice-captain KL Rahul attending alongside Suryakumar Yadav, Shikhar Dhawan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Shardul Thakur.

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— K L Rahul (@klrahul11) March 5, 2022

IPL 2022: How BCCI’s diktat hinders franchises’ plans?

All franchises have begun preparing for the IPL.
CSK have reached Surat for pre-IPL camp starting March 7.
Other franchises instructed players to arrive in Mumbai by second week of March for pre-IPL practice camp.
Now, franchises will have to rejig their practice schedule or be left with major players for the camp.

IPL 2022: Franchises’ plans go haywire, BCCI calls all contracted players to attend 10-day fitness camp at NCA’

However, the BCCI has exempted Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and others who are currently playing in the India vs Sri Lanka series from attending the camp. They will join their respective IPL franchises after the Sri Lanka series ends on March 16 in Bengaluru.

The likes of KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Suryakumar Yadav, Washington Sundar, Ruturaj Gaikwad are all injured and will have to prove their fitness before joining their respective IPL franchises after March 15. That means, Gujarat Titans, Chennai Super Kings, Lucknow Super Giants, Kolkata Knight Riders will all be without their major players. CSK were supposed to begin pre-IPL camp on March 7 and will be Ruturaj Gaikwad and Deepak Chahar for the camp.

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IPL 2022: Franchises’ plans go haywire, BCCI calls all contracted players to attend 10-day fitness camp at NCA’

While it is still unknown whether Hardik Pandya has joined the camp, the likes of KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Deepak Chahar are already at the NCA. They are being monitored by NCA Director VVS Laxman.

Players who will attend the NCA Camp: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shardul, Shikhar Dhawan, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Washington Sundar, Rahul Chahar, Sanju Samson, Venkatesh Iyer, Avesh Khan, Harshal Patel, Deepak Hooda, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravi Bishnoi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar

IPL 2022: Franchises’ plans go haywire, BCCI calls all contracted players to attend 10-day fitness camp at NCA’

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