IPL Playing A Big Role In India's Injury Crisis? BCCI Source Drops Bombshell

A supply on the BCCI Centre of Excellence (CoE) has raised issues over gamers taking part in by way of accidents in the course of the Indian Premier League (IPL) as a consequence of franchise and monetary pressures earlier than being despatched to the nationwide cricket board’s rehabilitation facility, making the duty of managing their return to worldwide cricket more and more difficult. “An excessive amount of cricket. The human physique has its load limits. Overuse and stress accidents, particularly in older gamers, are unpredictable when it comes to return to play. Gamers play by way of accidents throughout IPL as a consequence of franchise and monetary pressures after which are dumped onto unsuspecting COE physios. The group physios and COE physios are competent and conscientious, and are protecting participant security as their prime precedence. This, after all, makes it troublesome for selectors, coaches, and captains,” mentioned a COE supply to ANI.

The remarks got here on the sidelines of a press convention on the BCCI CoE in Bengaluru on Sunday, the place CoE head VVS Laxman addressed the media alongside BCCI Secretary Devajit Saikia and BCCI President Mithun Manhas.

The feedback come at a time when India are coping with a rising harm record forward of their two-Take a look at collection in opposition to Sri Lanka, with left-handed batter Sai Sudharsan the most recent addition to the unavailable gamers.

Sudharsan was dominated out of the collection after failing to recuperate from a giant toe harm sustained in the course of the second India A Take a look at in opposition to Sri Lanka A final month. He scored two centuries within the two ‘A’ Assessments earlier than being hit on the toe and has since been present process rehabilitation on the CoE in Bengaluru.

Sudharsan joins Jasprit Bumrah, Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy and Washington Sundar on the harm record for the Sri Lanka collection.

Bumrah was dominated out after failing to recuperate from a left knee niggle sustained in the course of the second ODI in opposition to England in Cardiff final month. Jammu and Kashmir seamer Auqib Nabi, 29, has changed him within the Take a look at squad.

Rana, in the meantime, is recovering from a Grade 1 biceps femoris muscle pressure sustained after his return from a serious proper knee ligament harm and surgical procedure that stored him out for 4 months. He subsequently missed the 2026 T20 World Cup and IPL 2026.

Reddy is recovering from a left quadriceps harm that pressured him to overlook India’s latest white-ball excursions of Eire, England and Zimbabwe. He suffered the harm whereas bowling in opposition to Afghanistan within the residence ODI collection in June.

Washington Sundar has been dominated out of the primary Take a look at as a consequence of a hamstring harm, whereas Akash Deep stays unavailable after struggling stress reactions in his again.

There may be additionally a health concern round India captain Shubman Gill, though he has not been dominated out of the collection. Gill didn’t take the sphere on the opening day of India’s follow match in opposition to Sri Lanka Cricket XI in Colombo after hurting his proper finger throughout follow.

The harm issues have additionally introduced the position of the CoE and its coordination with group administration and selectors into focus. Laxman had earlier mentioned there was seamless communication between the CoE, group administration, help workers and the choice committee concerning gamers’ health and rehabilitation.

India’s two-Take a look at collection in opposition to Sri Lanka begins in Galle on August 15.

India’s Take a look at squad for Sri Lanka: Shubman Gill (captain), KL Rahul (vice-captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Manav Suthar, Auqib Nabi, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Gurnoor Brar, Devdutt Padikkal and Saransh Jain.

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