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Wish you were there when yo-yo test was in demand: Yuvraj Singh to Sourav Ganguly
• 6 years agoYuvraj while announcing his retirement in June this year had revealed that BCCI had promised him a farewell game if he failed the yo-yo test but since he passed, he never got a swansong.
BCCI conducts workshop at NCA to bridge gap in fitness standards between Team India and domestic sides
• 6 years agoIndia 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 England: Bhuvneshwar Kumar's ouster from Test squad due to injury puts BCCI support staff under scanner
• 7 years agoBhuvneshwar 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 England: Ajinkya Rahane opens up on his preparation for gruelling Test series, defends Yo-Yo test
Ayazmemon • 7 years agoAjinkya Rahane has no time to think of what he could've contributed in the ongoing T20I and ODI series, and is instead focused on his preparation for the India-England Test series that starts from 1 August.
Indian team management to decide whether Yo-Yo test results are to be made public or not, says CoA chief Vinod Rai
Firstcricket Staff • 7 years agoEarlier, BCCI treasurer Anirudh Chaudhary had written a letter to Rai, asking about the turn of events which led to Yo-Yo tests becoming a parameter for selection in the Indian team.
Ravichandran Ashwin says his chances of making India limited-overs return depends on how 'others perceive' him
• 7 years agoHaving lost his ODI spot to younger crop of wrist spinners, senior off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has resigned himself to the fate that his comeback will solely depend on how "others perceive" his brand of cricket.
CoA chief Vinod Rai to question BCCI over use of Yo-Yo test as parameter for national selection
• 7 years agoAmbati Rayudu emerged one of the highest run-getters (602 runs) in the last edition of the IPL but was dropped from the Indian squad after flunking the Yo-Yo test.
Are yo-yo tests the gold standard of cricketers' fitness? Making the case, for and against
Austin Coutinho • 7 years agoFor the uninitiated, the yo-yo test is an endurance trial developed by Danish football physiologist, Jens Bangsbo
Ajinkya Rahane on standby as India's limited overs vice-captain Rohit Sharma prepares to take yo-yo test
• 7 years agoTest team vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane has been kept on stand by as of now in case Rohit Sharma fails to clear the 16.1 qualifying mark.
Ambati Rayudu fails yo-yo Test: BCCI needs to come up with system that offers cricketers a second chance
Vedam Jaishankar • 7 years agoIndia, and more recently Pakistan, have developed a strange fetish for a fitness level indicator called yo-yo test to the extent that it overrides a cricketer’s form, skill and on-field performance