The Indian cricket team has certainly improved its fitness standards over the years. In fact, the Yo-Yo test is often conducted by BCCI to guage the fitness of players in contention for selection. Legendary batter Sunil Gavaskar isn’t able to understand how such ‘fit’ players face recurrent workload issues in the age of T20 cricket.
Gavaskar said –
“What kind of preparation are we talking about? Now they have gone to the West Indies. You have the example of the World Test Championship before you. Are you playing any matches? So what is this talk about 20-25 days? … When you talk about preparation, be genuine about it.”
Gavaskar added – “Go 15 days before, play two warm-up matches. The main guys can rest, but the fringe players might be actually challenging those who are not doing well. He does not get an opportunity to show that he is good enough.”
Gavaskar further said –
“The truth is the main guys do not want to go early. Because they know that come what may, they will get selected. And when you go early they will talk about the workload.
“You call yourself the fittest team in the world or fitter than the early generations then how do you break down so soon? How do you have a workload issue when you play a 20-over game?
