By: Tarish Bhatt
In the ongoing Test series against England, the Indian Cricket Team has faced a number of injuries. Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya and Wriddhiman Saha have all broke down in the three Test matches so far.
Rahul has recovered from a forearm injury, but others are still unavailable for selection. Anil Kumble, however, feels that the fitness level of the current Indian team is the best ever.
“The fitness parameters of the current Indian team is the best that it has ever been,” Kumble said. “I have played in the ’90s where fitness and strength conditioning was a personal choice and not a team choice.”
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“In the 2000s, the culture changed and you could see the difference. Now it is part and parcel of modern cricket.”
Kumble also answered, Dilip Vengsarkar’s claims that gym is the reason why players are breaking down. “The injuries that we had are hamstring injuries, which are very common in any sport, not only cricket,” Kumble said.
“Unfortunately, Hardik [Pandya] got injured in the nets when he got hit by a ball. Rahul got hit fielding at short leg, Vijay got hit when he was batting and so did Shikhar (Dhawan). It is something that we have got to live with.”
