VVS Laxman defends the BCCI Centre of Excellence against scrutiny over India's growing player injury list, emphasizing continuous fitness monitoring and broader institutional roles ahead of the Sri Lanka Test series.
BCCI's Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru is conducting fitness assessments for nearly a dozen Indian cricketers, including Hardik Pandya and Mohammed Siraj, ahead of the upcoming Test tour of Sri Lanka and the domestic season, addressing ongoing fitness concerns.
Hardik Pandya has suffered a fresh setback with a quadricep strain ruling him out of the upcoming ODIs against Afghanistan. The all-rounder felt discomfort during training in Bengaluru and scans revealed a sprain requiring at least two weeks of recovery.
Hardik Pandya will report to the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru on June 2 for fitness assessments. He is expected to join the India ODI squad for the Afghanistan series on June 11, after a week of drills. Meanwhile, the India Test squad begins training in Mullanpur for their match against Afghanistan.
Hardik Pandya will report to the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru on June 2 for fitness assessments ahead of the Afghanistan series. The Indian Test squad also begins training in Mullanpur for their one-off Test.
