Everything About DEXA Scan: A Test That Indian Cricketers Must Pass To Be Eligible For Selection

After a rather frustrating 2022, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has actually presented a series of modifications at numerous levels, changing whatever from the choice requirements to physical fitness requirements. With the ODI World Cup set to be staged later on this year in India, the board could not pay for any faults in their own yard.

In a high-command conference participated in by BCCI secretary Jay Shah, president Roger Binny, captain Rohit Sharma, and coach Rahul Dravid, the board chose that the National Cricket Academy (NCA) will co-ordinate with IPL franchises to keep an eye on the gamers bound for 2023 ODI World Cup.

“Keeping in mind the guys’s FTP and preparations for ICC CWC 2023, the NCA will operate in tandem with the IPL franchisees to keep track of the targeted Indian gamers taking part in the IPL 2023,” secretary Jay Shah stated in a declaration.

The board likewise verified that emerging gamers will not enter the Indian group on the back of simply one great IPL season. They will require to grind out in the domestic circuit prior to being qualified for choice in the nationwide group.

The Indian group have actually been slowed down by injuries in 2015, and in order to alter that, the board has actually restored the Yo-Yo Test, presented by Virat Kohli and Ravi Shastri. After the pandemic, the YO-Yo Test was ditched, and rather, the gamers were asked to finish 2km in under 7.30 minutes to show their physical fitness.

The board comprehended that Yo-Yo Test is not enough, and therefore they have actually likewise presented a DEXA scan, which will assist them visualize a bone injury amongst gamers.

How Does DEXA Scan Work?

The Dexa Scan usages X-rays to determine body fat portion, bone density, and muscle mass. It likewise assists in forecasting the fracture with terrific precision, which’s why sports groups have actually been utilizing it. With this approach in location, gamers will not have the ability to conceal their injuries, which has actually ended up being a typical event in Indian cricket.

“It assists you comprehend where the fat is and whether the training techniques are yielding the outcome. It is all connected to a cycle. It becomes part of screening procedures that must have ended up being compulsory long back. Some groups have actually been doing this for 10 years,” Ramji Srinivasan, the previous strength and conditioning coach of the Indian group, informed Indian Express.

Together with Dexa scan Tests, the board will now get away with standardized preparation for physical fitness, and rather carry out a personalized design, developed based on the various requirements of gamers.