With no cricketing actions due to the prevailing lockdown in the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has launched an app to monitor the players. The app, specially designed for this unavoidable circumstance will help the players remain fit – both mentally and physically.
BCCI has introduced this app to provide assistance to the players, coaches and support staff. They have been provided access to this app which has videos of individual and team performances, skill-specific duels and a database on the frequent causes of injuries, etc.
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The treasurer of the apex body, Arun Dhumal recently explained the functioning of this app. It has online training sessions, chat rooms and questionnaire along with a four-stage plan. He also added that they are monitoring everything on a daily basis.
“It’s a step-wise process that’s been put in place and the secretary (Jay Shah) is reviewing the progress on a daily basis,” BCCI treasurer told The Times of India. “What we’ve tried to do is divide this process into different phases. Aspects pertaining to the physical and mental health of our cricketers, professional assistance online, monitoring of diets, fitness sessions etc are being conducted on a daily basis,” he added.
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Meanwhile, batting coach Vikram Rathour has also been working on the players individually. Fielding coach R Sridhar has also prepared some questionnaire to get appropriate feedback from the players. Rathour said that he is utilising this time to get feedback from the cricketers while he is only guiding them whenever necessary.
“It’s a rare opportunity to introspect,” Rathour was quoted as saying by the English daily. “It is the players who are doing the talking. I’m trying to listen and work around the topics that are being brought up. We have an app. We’ve started to put videos in that app. Simple things about facing a certain kind of bowler or foot movement, any particular way a batsman has been getting out, what’s worked for him what hasn’t,” he explained.
