India group throughout Champions Trophy match aganist Pakistan on the Dubai Worldwide Cricket Stadium on Februar 23, 2025. — ICC
With a purpose to elevate health ranges and enhance gamers’ cardio capability, the Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) has launched the rugby-inspired Bronco Check — involving a number of shuttle runs of 20 metres, 40 metres and 60 metres — for the Indian nationwide group.
In response to Indian media stories, the concept was put ahead by the group’s power and conditioning coach, Adrian le Roux, who has emphasised that quick bowlers have to clock extra working miles as a substitute of focusing excessively on health club work.
Head coach and former Indian batter Gautam Gambhir can be backing the transfer.
The choice follows India’s latest five-Check sequence in England, throughout which the health ranges of some pacers have been discovered missing. Solely Mohammed Siraj managed to characteristic in each match of the sequence.
A number of prime gamers have already taken the Bronco Check on the Board of Management for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru.
The BCCI already employs the Yo-Yo Check and a 2-kilometre time trial as a part of its health assessments.
Within the Bronco Check, a participant completes a 20m shuttle run, adopted by 40m and 60m runs, making up one set. A full take a look at requires 5 such units — a complete of 1,200 metres — to be accomplished and not using a break.
Indian gamers have been tasked with ending it inside six minutes.
Le Roux, who rejoined the Indian setup as power and conditioning coach in June, beforehand served in the identical function between 2002 and 2003.
He has additionally labored with Cricket South Africa and IPL franchises Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings.
“The Bronco Test has been introduced at the Centre of Excellence. Some of India’s contracted players have travelled to Bengaluru and have taken the test. The Bronco Test is being used to ensure there are clear fitness standards,” a BCCI source said as quoted by the Indian media.
“Also, it was noticed that Indian cricketers, more so the fast bowlers, were not running enough and spending too much time in the gym. Players have been told that they will have to do more running,” he added.
For comparability, the 2-km time trial requires quick bowlers to finish the gap in 8 minutes 15 seconds, whereas the benchmark for batsmen, wicketkeepers and spinners is 8 minutes 30 seconds.
The Yo-Yo Check, alternatively, measures endurance with shuttle runs between 20m markers at growing speeds, with the Indian group’s minimal set at 17.1.
