Indian cricketers to be dropped if they fail Yo-Yo test.

Indian cricketers to be dropped if they fail Yo-Yo test.

The Indian cricket team will be undergoing the Yo-Yo endurance test this weekend, prior to the historic 5-day match against Afghanistan.

Further, the players selected for the limited-over series against Ireland and England will also need to pass the fitness test on June 15.

As per reports, Shastri has made this test mandatory and players failing this test would be dropped from the squad.

Fitness test

Yo-Yo test has become an important criteria

For Ravi Shastri and Co., the Yo-Yo test is the best manner in which the fitness of players can be determined.

This endurance test became a mandatory challenge under Shastri when the team toured Sri Lanka last year.

As per reports, players will have to achieve at least 16.1 marks in the test.

This is the benchmark, which has been set for the players.



TestWhat is the Yo-Yo test?

Three cones A, B and C are put in place prior to the test.

Cones A and B are five metres apart. The distance between B and C is 20 metres.

The player has to run at a full pace between cones B and C and then from C to B.

The timing between these laps is used to determine the fitness of the participant.

Fitness

When Yuvi and Raina had failed the test

Yuvraj Singh and Suresh Raina had failed their Yo-Yo tests and were dropped from the Indian ODI side last year.

Even Washington Sundar had failed the test.

With fitness crucial in today's cricket, the Yo-Yo test offers a vital solution to determine what the players can offer on the field.

The test is held at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru.

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