A fragile fitness system? Hamstring injuries put Team India, CoE under scanner

Recurring hamstring injuries to Harshit Rana and Nitish Kumar Reddy have raised concerns at the BCCI about India's fitness management.

BCCI sources said Reddy was pushed to bowl close to 140kmph to compensate for injury-prone Hardik Pandya.

Under Rahul Dravid’s tenure, the BCCI medical team, the CoE and team management charted year-long roadmaps for players around ICC events.

The CoE has not appointed a head of medical staff since Nitin Patel left, and data collection has outpaced action on fitness data.

Captain Shubman Gill expressed concern over fitness standards after India's ODI series defeat in England.