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BCCI’s injury crisis gets a public defense from VVS Laxman

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The BCCI will face mounting pressure to appoint a Sports Science and Medicine head at the Centre of Excellence after the latest round of player fitness absences.

This is a governance story disguised as a cricket story. The longer the sports science vacancy remains unfilled, the more the BCCI will be blamed for preventable fitness breakdowns.

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This is a governance story disguised as a cricket story. The longer the sports science vacancy remains unfilled, the more the BCCI will be blamed for preventable fitness breakdowns.

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VVS Laxman defended the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru amid criticism over India’s injury crisis. He said the facility is more than a rehab centre, even as the BCCI has still not appointed a head for its Sports Science and Medicine wing after Nitin Patel left over a year ago. Several players, including Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshit Rana, Jasprit Bumrah, Washington Sundar and Sai Sudharsan, have missed selection or dropped out of the Sri Lanka Test tour due to fitness issues.

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BCCI’s injury crisis gets a public defense from VVS Laxman

Laxman says the Centre of Excellence is more than a rehab centre, but the absence of a head for the Sports Science and Medicine wing keeps the criticism alive.

Indian Express·3h ago

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