Grave IPL Link Reported Following BCCI Review Of Team India’s Injury Crisis

A
f esh
epo t
has
aised
u comfo table
questio s
about
I dia’s
g owi g
i ju y
list,
with
a
sou ce
at
the
BCCI
Ce t e
of
Excelle ce
(CoE)
claimi g
that
f a chise
a d
fi a cial
p essu es
du i g
the
I dia
P emie
League
ca
lead
playe s
to
play
th ough
i ju ies
befo e
a ivi g
at
the
ehabilitatio
facility.

The
comme ts
come
at
a
difficult
time
fo
I dia
c icket,
with
seve al
playe s
cu e tly
u available
because
of
i ju ies
a d
the
BCCI
taki g
a
close
look
at
the
ehabilitatio
p ocess
i
Be galu u.

The
issue
had
al eady
att acted
atte tio
afte
BCCI
sec eta y
Devajit
Saikia
visited
the
CoE
ove
the
weeke d
a d
met
its
head,
VVS
Laxma ,
to
eview
the
situatio .

CoE
Sou ce
Poi ts
To
IPL
P essu e
Behi d
I ju y
Co ce s

Acco di g
to
a
ANI
epo t,
a
CoE
sou ce
claimed
that
the
wo kload
c eated
by
I dia’s
packed
c icket
cale da
is
bei g
compou ded
by
the
p essu es
su ou di g
f a chise
c icket.

The
sou ce
specifically
alleged
that
some
playe s
co ti ue
playi g
th ough
i ju ies
du i g
the
IPL
because
of
f a chise
a d
fi a cial
co side atio s
befo e
subseque tly
a ivi g
at
the
CoE
fo
ehabilitatio .

“Too
much
c icket.
The
huma
body
has
its
load
limits.
Ove use
a d
st ess
i ju ies,
especially
i
olde
playe s,
a e
u p edictable
i
te ms
of
etu
to
play.& dquo;

The
sou ce
added:

“Playe s
play
th ough
i ju ies
du i g
IPL
due
to
f a chise
a d
fi a cial
p essu es
a d
the
a e
dumped
o to
u suspecti g
COE
physios.& dquo;

The
sou ce,
howeve ,
also
defe ded
the
medical
staff
at
both
f a chise
a d
CoE
level,
desc ibi g
them
as
compete t
a d
co scie tious
a d
sayi g
playe
safety
emai ed
thei
p io ity.

Acco di g
to
the
sou ce,
the
situatio
ultimately
makes
decisio s
mo e
difficult
fo
selecto s,
coaches
a d
captai s.

BCCI
Reviews
Situatio
As
I ju y
List
G ows

The
comme ts
come
as
I dia
deal
with
a
sig ifica t
i ju y
list
ac oss
fo mats.

Jasp it
Bum ah
a d
Sai
Sudha sa
we e
i itially
i cluded
i
I dia’s
squad
fo
the
S i
La ka
Test
se ies
subject
to
fit ess
but
we e
eve tually
uled
out.

Bum ah
has
bee
deali g
with
a
k ee
i ju y
sustai ed
du i g
I dia’s
ODI
tou
of
E gla d,
while
Sudha sa
suffe ed
a
foot
i ju y
du i g
the
I dia
A
ed-ball
se ies
i
S i
La ka.

I dia
a e
also
without
Ha shit
Ra a
a d
Nitish
Kuma
Reddy
because
of
hamst i g
p oblems,
while
Washi gto
Su da
is
ecove i g
f om
a
quad iceps
i ju y.

Akash
Deep
has
bee
sideli ed
fo
the
lo gest
pe iod
amo g
the
Test
playe s,
havi g
bee
ecove i g
f om
a
lowe -back
st ess
f actu e
si ce
Be gal’s
Ra ji
T ophy
semi-fi al
defeat.

The
CoE
is
simulta eously
ma agi g
white-ball
playe s
i cludi g
Ha dik
Pa dya,
Va u
Chak ava thy
a d
P i ce
Yadav.

VVS
Laxma
Pushes
Back
Agai st
‘Blame& squo;
Na ative

Laxma
add essed
the
g owi g
sc uti y
du i g
Su day’s
p ess
co fe e ce
alo gside
Saikia
a d
BCCI
p eside t
Mithu
Ma has.

Rathe
tha
t eati g
the
facility
simply
as
a
i ju y
ehabilitatio
ce t e,
Laxma
st essed
that
the
CoE
has
a
much
wide
ole.

“CoE
is
ot
a
ehab
ce t e.
The e’s
a
bigge
espo sibility
a d
ma date
give
by
the
BCCI.& dquo;

Laxma
also
ejected
the
idea
of
tu i g
the
i ju y
situatio
i to
a
blame
game.

“I ju ies
a e
pa t
a d
pa cel
of
a y
playe ‘s
ca ee .
That’s
why
the
mo ito i g
system
is
ve y
c itical.
A d
we
do ‘t
use
the
te m
blame;
the
we
will
be
t yi g
to
fi d
scapegoats.& dquo;

BCCI
Yet
To
Fill
Key
Spo ts
Scie ce
Positio

A othe
issue
highlighted
du i g
the
discussio
was
the
vaca t
Head
of
Spo ts
Scie ce
a d
Medici e
positio
at
the
CoE.

The
post
has
emai ed
vaca t
si ce
Niti
Patel’s
depa tu e
i
ea ly
2025.
Laxma
said
fi di g
the
ight
eplaceme t
had
p oved
difficult
because
the
ole
equi es
co side able
expe ie ce
as
well
as
a
u de sta di g
of
I dia
c ickete s
a d
thei
specific
eeds.

“Afte
Niti
(Patel)
left,
we
could ‘t
fill
his
shoes.
Eve ythi g
was
ag eed
upo ;
A d ew
(Leipus)
backed
off
citi g
family
easo s.& dquo;

The
latest
comme ts
the efo e
pai t
a
mo e
complicated
pictu e
tha
simply
blami g
o e
depa tme t
fo
I dia’s
i ju y
p oblems.

The
BCCI
is
ow
faci g
questio s
a ou d
wo kload,
f a chise
p essu es,
i ju y
mo ito i g
a d
ehabilitatio ,
while
the
CoE
co ti ues
to
ha dle
a
u usually
la ge
g oup
of
playe s.

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