With everyone under lockdown due to the outbreak of the coronavirus, the Pakistan Cricket Board said they will conduct fitness tests for over 200 of its players via video link. The drills will include push-ups, sprints, burpees and the ‘Yo-Yo’ test.
With everyone under lockdown due to the outbreak of the coronavirus, the Pakistan Cricket Board said they will conduct fitness tests for over 200 of its players via video link. The drills will include push-ups, sprints, burpees and the ‘Yo-Yo’ test.
The tests will be to keep the contracted players in peak physical condition in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. The test will be conducted on April 20 and 21, ESPNCricinfo reported.
Pakistan’s coach and chief selector Misbah-ul-Haq, along with team trainer Yasir Malik, have written a letter to the players, intimating them of the planned fitness tests.
“With all the limitations and lack of resources at the moment, we have chalked out this new fitness battery with everyone given an equal opportunity,” the letter reads.
“You have been informed well before time to make sure you are mentally and physically ready for it. All the tests will be carried out on video link by your team’s trainers.
“To maintain your fitness level you need to be disciplined and keep working hard.”
As for the drill, the centrally contracted cricketers will do the test in front of the national-team head trainer, while players within each province will perform in front of their respective trainers.
Pakistan has six provincial teams, each of which has 32 contracted players. There are 16 each in the first and second XIs.
The drill also includes 60 push-ups in one minute (full range), 50 sit-ups in one minute (full range), 10 complete chin-ups in one minute (full range), 30 burpees in one minute, 25 Bulgarian split squats (each side), 2.5 meter standing broad jump, Reverse plank for two minutes and Level 18 Yo-Yo test.
As for cricket in Pakistan, due to the novel coronavirus outbreak, like the rest of the world, it came to a halt since March 15.
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