Asia Cup 2023: Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya Pass the yo-yo test before the Asia Cup. The Indian cricket team began its six-day conditioning camp in Alur on Thursday, 24 August.
The Trio Successfully Passed the Yo-Yo Test Today:-
Meanwhile, the star trio of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and Hardik Pandya have successfully passed the yo-yo test today.
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The National Cricket Academy (NCA) is regularly conducting the fitness of the players. India will play its first match in Asia Cup 2023 against Pakistan (IND vs PAK) on 2 September.
Kohli was the first player to share his Yo-Yo Test score of 17.2 through a post on Instagram.
The fitness parameter set by the BCCI is 16.5 and according to a report in PTI, all the participating players successfully completed the test on Thursday.
The Report will be Sent To BCCI Soon:-
A source told PTI that the tests were successful and the report would be sent to the BCCI soon.
India on 21 August announced a 17-member squad for the Asia Cup 2023, with star batsmen KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer returning to ODIs after long injuries.
Rahul is still not fully recovered from his knee injury so he was not a part of the yo-yo test on Thursday but did appear for other fitness tests.
Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Verma have also been included in the squad for the Asia Cup. Jasprit Bumrah, Sanju Samson, Tilak Verma, and the legendary Krishna were part of the recent T20 series win against Ireland and will join the camp on Friday (August 25).
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Indian team for Asia Cup 2023:-
Indian Team: 1. Rohit Sharma (Captain), 2. Shubman Gill, 3. Virat Kohli, 4. Shreyas Iyer, 5. Suryakumar Yadav, 6. Tilak Verma, 7. KL Rahul, 8. Ishan Kishan, 9. Hardik Pandya (Vice-Captain), 10. Ravindra Jadeja, 11. Shardul Thakur, 12. Axsar Patel, 13. Kuldeep Yadav, 14. Jasprit Bumrah, 15. Mohammed. Shami, 16. Mohd. Siraj, 17. Prasidh Krishna.
Traveling stand-by player: 1. Sanju Samson