In a bold step to take the fitness of Indian cricketers to the sky-high level, the BCCI has introduced a tough bronco test, a rugby-inspired drill designed to push the most qualified players to their limits. The India National Cricket Team has already prepared the Bronco Test in its schedule.
The Bronco Test demands several shuttle runs of more than 20, 40 and 60 meters, which will test both players’ speed and stamina and put them under investigation, Indian Express has confirmed that Bronco Test is now part of India’s fitness rule,
Bronco Test was introduced in India National Cricket Team to fix fitness gap
The Indian daily newspaper revealed that the idea of bringing the Bronco Test into Indian cricket came from the team’s strength and conditioning coach Adrian Le Rukes. He wants the fast bowlers to log in to more moving miles instead of relying only on gym sessions.
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Interestingly, Indian head coach Gautam Gambhir has supported the idea of Adrian Le Rukes, which has marked a new era of high-spurning fitness standards for the national team, which was revolutionized by former captain Virat Kohli, which is still one of the world’s most qualified athletes at the age of 36.
The decision was raised after India’s recent five -match testing series in England, which highlighted the gap in the fitness of the fast bowlers, as only Mohammad Sirj managed to play all the matches. The reason behind presenting this test for the fitness benchmark is to prevent such situations in the future and to ensure that players can give a long mantra on demanding tourism, especially in testing cricket,
Indian players face the most difficult fitness rule
The report also claimed that some top stars in India have already undergone the Bronco Test at the BCCI Center of Excellence in Bengaluru. However, he also faced an existing fitness benchmark such as the Yo-Yo test and 2-kilometer testing.
It is being said that the new test is likely to revolutionize the fitness culture of the Indian cricket team, which emphasizes endurance, speed and stability at traditional gym work.
The Indian Express quoted a source as saying, “The Bronco Test has been introduced at the Excellence Center. Some contracted players in India have traveled and tested to Bengaluru.
Bronco tests are being used to ensure that clear fitness standard are being used. In addition, it was observed that Indian cricketers, more fast bowlers, were not running enough and spending too much time in the gym. The players have been told that they will have to run more. ,
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What is Bronco Test?
In the cruel bronco test, a player begins with a 20-meter sprint, then the powers through 40 meters and at the end 60 meters, and it is only a full set that is a full set of lung-busting runs. Players have to complete five consecutive sets without breaks, which is included at a total of 1,200 meters.
The new benchmark set for the Indian cricket team is disabled, as they will have to finish the entire test in six minutes or the risk of new standards, which sent shockwaves through the squad. But there will also be existing parameters, and the players will also have to clean them.
Yo-Yo-Test and 2-Mimi Test Test
The 2-Mimi time testing is still strong, in which the bowlers need to complete the work in 8 minutes 15 seconds, while batsmen, wicketkeepers and spinners get a slightly longer window of only 8 minutes 30 seconds.
Add to the Yo-Yo test, where the players move between two digits between two points rapidly and at a fast pace. However, they get a 10-second break between every 40-meter runs. The bar for Yo-Yo testing is set at 17.1 levels.
