Cricket fitness should be prime; not Yo-Yo and other tests: Sunil Gavaskar

Sunil Gavaskar has come down heavily on the BCCI's decision to make Yo-Yo and Dexa fitness tests mandatory for selection for emerging players.

In his Mid-Day column, the former India captain cited his own example to make his case. He wrote, 'ever since I have been a schoolboy cricketer, I have suffered from a condition called shin splits where doing even a couple of laps of ground would make the muscles around shin seize up and make it painful to walk.'

Gavaskar added that the physical fitness fad had started back then and he told his managers to drop him if they were going to pick the eleven based on who ran most.

'Fitness is an individual thing and there is no such thing as one size fits all. Quick bowlers need different level than spinners, wicket-keepers need an even higher level, and batters perhaps the least. Cricket fitness should be prime consideration,' he added.

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