Shankar Basu

ICC Cricket World Cup 2019: Indian cricket team's trainer Shankar Basu, physio Patrick Farhart to quit after tournament, says report

Indian cricket team's fitness and conditioning coach Shankar Basu and physio Patrick Farhart have decided to step down from their respective roles after the conclusion of the World Cup in UK.

India vs Afghanistan, ICC Cricket World Cup 2019: Injury replacement Mohammed Shami proves there is no respite from this Indian team

When the tournament began, Mohammed Shami was a third seamer, who might play if ‘the pitch has to offer a lot’. On a slow surface that suited the spinners, he showed he was more than a windmill bowling action and dead-steady seam position. He was skillful, disciplined and hungry.

ICC Cricket World Cup 2019: India trainer Shankar Basu calls 'fit' Shami his biggest achievement, terms Virat Kohli 'teacher's delight'

For the 50-year-old, who has had two stints with the side starting 2015, the satisfaction comes from making a fitness freak out of an injury-prone Shami or even a Kedar Jadhav, who till the age of 31-32, didn't do any proper fitness training.

BCCI conducts workshop at NCA to bridge gap in fitness standards between Team India and domestic sides

India captain Virat Kohli has always made fitness a non-negotiable subject while representing the country and very soon there could be a system where state team trainers have to follow the training routine of the senior national team.

India vs Australia: Dinesh Karthik says team management has asked him to play the role of a finisher at No 6

Chasing 299 in the second ODI against Australia, Dinesh Karthik (25) played a key role in team's successful, yet, tight chase by putting on 57 runs for the unconquered fifth wicket with Dhoni (55).

India vs England: Bhuvneshwar Kumar's ouster from Test squad due to injury puts BCCI support staff under scanner

Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been suffering from a stiff back since the start of IPL and also didn't play all the matches during the limited overs tour of the UK leg.

India vs South Africa: Bhuvneshwar Kumar looks to push case for sustained run in Tests

Alongside Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar has become India's premier limited-overs fast bowler over the past 12 months. The South African tour presents him with the prospect of doing something similar in white clothing.

Virat Kohli-led Indian cricket team to undergo DNA tests for comprehensive fitness regime

Keeping in sync with skipper Virat Kohli's uncompromising training regimen, the Indian cricketers are now undergoing DNA test that reveals the genetic fitness blueprint of an individual, raising the bar to a level hitherto unseen.

India vs Australia: Bhuvneshwar Kumar credits IPL for Sunrisers Hyderabad teammate David Warner's dismissal

Bhuvneshwar Kumar has attributed inputs from strength and conditioning coach Shankar Basu for being able to increase of pace which has immensely helped him bowling during slog overs.

Team India strength and conditioning coach Shanker Basu comes under conflict of interest scanner

Soham Desai recently passed an NCA trainers' examination, the question paper for which was apparently set by Shanker Basu.