VVS Laxman Breaks Silence On Team India’s Injury Crisis, Clears CoE’s Role

The
BCCI
Ce t e
of
Excelle ce
has
come
u de
sc uti y
as
a
st i g
of
i ju ies
affects
I dia& squo;s
squad.
VVS
Laxma
has
ow
explai ed
how
the
ce t e
ha dles
playe
ehabilitatio ,
fit ess
epo ts
a d
selectio ,
i sisti g
the e
is
close
coo di atio
betwee
the
CoE,
team
ma ageme t,
medical
staff
a d
selecto s.

VVS
Laxma
Explai s
CoE’s
Role
Amid
I dia
I ju y
C isis

Laxma ,
who
heads
the
BCCI
Ce t e
of
Excelle ce,
made
it
clea
that
the
facility
should
ot
be
viewed
simply
as
a
ehabilitatio
ce t e
fo
i ju ed
playe s.

“Ce t e
of
Excelle ce
is
ot
a
ehabilitatio
ce t e.
It& squo;s
a
ce t e
whe e
we
st ive
fo
excelle ce
eve y
day,& dquo;
Laxma
said.

His
comme ts
come
as
seve al
I dia
playe s
emai
u available
because
of
i ju ies
o
fit ess
co ce s,
i cludi g

Jasp it
Bum ah,
Ha dik
Pa dya,
Nitish
Kuma
Reddy,
Va u
Chak ava thy,
Ha shit
Ra a
a d
Sai
Sudha sa .

Laxma
said
i ju ies
a e
a
u avoidable
pa t
of
p ofessio al
c icket,
pa ticula ly
with
playe s
movi g
betwee
dema di g
i te atio al
se ies
a d
tou ame ts.

“I ju ies
a e
pa t
a d
pa cel,& dquo;
he
said,
addi g
that
the
focus
should
be
o
ma agi g
playe s
p ope ly
athe
tha
viewi g
eve y
i ju y
egatively.

No
Blame
Ove
Bum ah
A d
Sai
Sudha sa
Fit ess

Bum ah
a d
Sudha sa
we e
i itially
i cluded
i
I dia& squo;s
squad
fo
the
S i
La ka
se ies,
but
both
emai ed
subject
to
fit ess
clea a ce.

Laxma
ejected
the
idea
that
the
CoE
o
selecto s
should
be
blamed
whe
playe s
do
ot
ecove
i
time,
sayi g
the e
is
a
coo di ated
p ocess
i volvi g
the
eleva t
depa tme ts.

“We
do ‘t
like
to
use
the
wo d
‘blame& squo;,
because
whe
you
a e
usi g
‘blame& squo;,
the
you
a e
fi di g
someo e
as
a
scapegoat,& dquo;
Laxma
said.

He
poi ted
to
the
coo di atio
betwee
the
CoE,
team
ma ageme t,
Spo ts
Scie ce
a d
Medici e
staff
a d
the
selectio
committee
as
a
key
pa t
of
the
p ocess.

How
I dia’s
Fit ess
Clea a ce
P ocess
Wo ks

Acco di g
to
Laxma ,
the
selectio
committee
equests
a
fit ess
epo t
f om
the
CoE
befo e
maki g
decisio s
o
playe s
ecove i g
f om
i ju ies.

“We
collect
the
cu e t
fit ess
status
a d
se d
a
fit ess
status
epo t
to
the
selectio
committee
chai ma ,& dquo;
he
explai ed,
with
the
epo t
also
sha ed
with
the
eleva t
head
coach
a d
the
BCCI.

That
p ocess
is
pa ticula ly
impo ta t
fo
playe s
listed
as
“subject
to
fit ess& dquo;.
Laxma
said
the
wo di g
mea s
a
playe ‘s
selectio
is
co ditio al
a d
does
ot
gua a tee
that
they
will
be
available
fo
the
se ies.

Bum ah
A d
Sudha sa
We e
Neve
Fully
Clea ed

Laxma
explai ed
that
Bum ah
a d
Sudha sa
we e
selected
with
the
clea
co ditio
that
they
still
eeded
to
complete
thei
fit ess
p ocess.

“Bum ah
a d
Sai
Sudha sa
we e
goi g
to
be
picked…
subject
to
fit ess
clea a ce,& dquo;
he
said.

Playe s
a e
assessed
th ough
diffe e t
stages
of
thei
ecove y,
with
thei
p og ess
commu icated
to
the
selecto s
a d
coachi g
staff.
If
thei
ecove y
does
ot
p og ess
as
expected,
the
team
ca
make
alte ative
pla s.

“They
u de sta d
that
they
a e
ot
yet
eady
to
pa ticipate
i
a
i te atio al
se ies,& dquo;
Laxma
said,
st essi g
that
the
p ocess
emai s
“playe -ce t ic
a d
team-ce t ic& dquo;.

CoE
Mo ito s
A ou d
150
I dia
C ickete s

Laxma
also
evealed
the
scale
of
the
wo k
bei g
ha dled
by
the
Ce t e
of
Excelle ce.
A ou d
150
male
a d
female
c ickete s
a e
mo ito ed
th oughout
the
yea .

“We
mo ito
150
c ickete s,
wome
a d
me ,
th ough
the
yea ,& dquo;
he
said.

The
ce t e
also
wo ks
with
playe s
ahead
of
majo
tou ame ts
a d
se ies,
with
membe s
of
the
me ‘s
team
visiti g
Be galu u
fo
skill
developme t
a d
t ai i g
whe
equi ed.

Fo
I dia,
the
expla atio
comes
at
a
time
whe
fit ess
has
become
a
majo
co ce .
Laxma ‘s
comme ts
suggest
the
BCCI’s
positio
is
that
the
system
is
fu ctio i g
th ough
co ti uous
mo ito i g
athe
tha
isolated
clea a ce
decisio s.

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