New Delhi: It’s getting prepared under the watch of fielding coach R Sridhar and it is to contain four phases. Sridhar the schedule is being prepared considering the fact that elite cricketers may take four to six weeks to attain peak fitness.
“I think if you have a camp for 4-6 weeks, we can bring them to peak match readiness…fast bowler needs around 6 weeks, batsmen might take a bit less time,” Sridhar told.
“Once we get a date (on start of national camp) from the BCCI and approved by the government of India, we can start working backwards (starting from scratch). The challenge is to proceed in right phases as players can get excited when they play after 14 or 15 weeks.
“It’s pertinent that we move in right manner forward. Don’t want to look too much ahead,” he explained.
Sridhar stressed on workload management and warned that pushing too hard would only cause injuries. “Initially, we have to give them progressive workload. You can’t have a sudden spike in workload which could lead to injuries,” said the former Hyderabad left-arm spinner.
