Why are Indian players so Injury-prone?

[starpain]

Just heard recently that Gill will miss out on the 1st Test against Australia. Apparently he was injured in a practice game. This was the last thing India wanted to hear.

- Why do Indian players get injured more often than other Teams player? Last time Half of the team got injured in previous Australia tour. We were forced to play net bowlers in the series decided at Gabba.

- Rohit Sharma missed the Test series in South Africa (2021-22) and 5th Test in England 2022. But he played all the matches in Ipl 2022 which was in between those series.

- Pandya missed the whole ODI World 2023 but has never missed the IPL once.

I get that Indian players play IPL but so do several International players. Now majority of Indian Cricketers play only 2 formats at most. They also get rested for several Bilateral ODI/T20 series.

Don't you guys think that this is an Alarming pattern for India ?

 

[Varun]

We are talking about a team that cooked up a fairy tale in the 2021 tour of England to run away to the IPL in the UAE that year, sacrificing a series win in England in the process.

For them, it's IPL first. International cricket second.

 

[starpain]

We are talking about a team that cooked up a fairy tale in the 2021 tour of England to run away to the IPL in the UAE that year, sacrificing a series win in England in the process.

For them, it's IPL first. International cricket second.

What a sad way to end that England tour. We could've finally healed our traumas from 2011 and 2014 England tour by a historic away series win.

 

[starpain]

I'm so disappointed by Indian fans as they never ask the tough question.

Same thing happened in shorter formats where we saw our Limited overs batting culture getting ruined infront of our eyes. And we said nothing except celebrate the achievements of our stat padders at top who were not good enough to win a single ICC trophy for 10 straight years despite also having privilege to play against best players in pressure situation every year in IPL.

 

[jnaveen1980]

It helps India somewhat. But for injuries sundar would not have played even a single test.

 

[JaDed]

I'm so disappointed by Indian fans as they never ask the tough question.

Same thing happened in shorter formats where we saw our Limited overs batting culture getting ruined infront of our eyes. And we said nothing except celebrate the achievements of our stat padders at top who were not good enough to win a single ICC trophy for 10 straight years despite also having privilege to play against best players in pressure situation every year in IPL.

How is our LOI batting culture ruined? All Indian fans have ripped Kohli and Rohit for continuing longer than expected.
There are issues obviously, but lol at disappointed with Indian fans.

 

[sweep_shot]

Because they dance too much?

Too much balle balle?

 

[starpain]

How is our LOI batting culture ruined? All Indian fans have ripped Kohli and Rohit for continuing longer than expected.
There are issues obviously, but lol at disappointed with Indian fans.

This deserves a seperate thread.

I meant between 2016-2022 period where we achieved nothing. However we celebrated the achievements of our stat padders who were ruining our batting culture right in front of our eyes.

Right now our batting is certainly on right track. I watched whole T20 series vs South Africa recently and was heavily impressed by our batting approach.

 

[Hitman]

Too much of T20 and league cricket definitely has a big role to play in the declining fitness of players around the world. It’s not just Indian players.​

 

[jnaveen1980]

We have to differentiate between injury and fitness. Getting hit by a ball can hurt the fittest player as well. Sundar used to pick up such injuries.

 

[starpain]

Too much of T20 and league cricket definitely has a big role to play in the declining fitness of players around the world. It’s not just Indian players.​

International players rarely miss so many international matches for the marquee series. Even in case they do, you will never see them playing IPL regularly at the same time. Several International players who are sure shot for 1 million dollar + IPL package opt regularly by stating burnout reason (ex-Stokes, Starc).

 

[starpain]

It helps India somewhat. But for injuries sundar would not have played even a single test.

India may have been saved from Whitewash thanks to those injuries in that series but that's not the point.

 

[JaDed]

This deserves a seperate thread.

I meant between 2016-2022 period where we achieved nothing. However we celebrated the achievements of our stat padders who were ruining our batting culture right in front of our eyes.

Right now our batting is certainly on right track. I watched whole T20 series vs South Africa recently and was heavily impressed by our batting approach.

Sorry what deserves a separate thread? And didn’t we win the 2021 series in Aus? That itself trumps the 2024 T20 Wc for many Indians..
I’m unable to understand your frustration with the injuries in 2021 Test series downunder.. we won that series at Gabba..

 

[JaDed]

India may have been saved from Whitewash thanks to those injuries in that series but that's not the point.

Thats literally the point, we Won Gabba and humiliated Aus in 2021 with our net bowlers, you just said it lol

 

[BouncerGuy]

They are not as injury-prone as Pakistan players. Look at the example of Khurram Shahzad.

he is a good bowler but he got injured every other test and he has not played many.

 

[Itachi]

The answer is simple.

Because these Indian players are vegetarians like every other Indian out there and most importantly, these players don't eat beef.

So they don't get the raw muscle power like those of pakistanis and hence succumb to injuries unlike Pakistani players whose bodies are built like Hercules who doesn't even shed a tear even if mount everest is thrown upon them.

 

[Hikaru]

The fragility of their faith permeates in other aspects of life as well. They need to be good Hindus/Sikhs/Muslims first and rest will follow. Nothing more powerful than divine blessing. <3

 

[Itachi]

The fragility of their faith permeates in other aspects of life as well. They need to be good Hindus/Sikhs/Muslims first and rest will follow. Nothing more powerful than divine blessing. <3

Exactly.

Even as an atheist, I agree to above. One needs to have a strong faith on whatever he/she is following in order to overcome the physical limitation by overpowering it through power of mind. If you concentrate on the injury area with strong faith, the one day of healing from the mind can do better than what a year of natural progression may bring.

It's all about faith. These players are spending way too much time with family and cricket and probably have forgotten what's important for them.... That is faith.

 

[Mamoon]

Looks like all the veganism and fitness bands are for show only. A bunch of mentally and physically weak cricketers.

 

[IAJ]

Looks like all the veganism and fitness bands are for show only. A bunch of mentally and physically weak cricketers.

They are probably physically weak, but I think mentally they are tough. There is a reason they have an outstanding record against Pakistan in World Cups, even though Pakistan have had better teams at times on paper.

 

[Mamoon]

They are probably physically weak, but I think mentally they are tough. There is a reason they have an outstanding record against Pakistan in World Cups, even though Pakistan have had better teams at times on paper.

The current crop of Indian players is one of the mentally weakest bunch of players I have ever seen.

BCCI has controlled, influenced and manipulated every single aspect of cricket for the last 15 years and yet they cannot dominate the game.

The 2023 World Cup final said everything that needs to be said about this mentally fragile team.

Indian team is all talk. The only trophy they won in the last 11 years was because they ran into another mentally fragile team in the world, because India did all they could to choke that final as well.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

The fragility of their faith permeates in other aspects of life as well. They need to be good Hindus/Sikhs/Muslims first and rest will follow. Nothing more powerful than divine blessing. <3

Surely, you're having a laugh, right?

There is no single thing that dominates life in the sub-continent more than religion.

 

[jnaveen1980]

wow. why are we talking about religion here. First understand the difference between injury and fitness. Getting hit by a ball and getting injured shows your fitness? Pujara would be the fittest guy in the world then as he took so many blows in the last tour. He stood there and let the ball hit him.

 

[Major]

When your diet is of daal and sabzi, you cant expect them to be fit all the time.

Funny how indian fans think Pakistan team is dictated by religion, while India team is no different, where religion dictates them what to eat and what not to eat

 

[BouncerGuy]

Please stay on topic and not to make this thread a religious debate one

 

[Cryin Out Loud]

The fragility of their faith permeates in other aspects of life as well. They need to be good Hindus/Sikhs/Muslims first and rest will follow. Nothing more powerful than divine blessing. <3

Yais.

I am a witness to how Aussie teams have dominated over the decades because of their strong religious faith. David Boon, for example, a fine praying man. Offered libations 52 times one time on a flight as part of a Christian ceremony. It’s documented.

Shane Warne. Lost a lot of weight once as he fasted for days during the religious festival of Lent.

As were the all time great West Indies teams of the 80s and 90s. Take Vivian Richards, he was so religious he would spend hours in prayer. Don’t ask me, you can talk to an Indian personality whom he apparently gave a religious experience.

And closer to home no one proves my point more than the great Imran Khan during his playing days.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Fast bowlers are going to pick up injuries here and there unless the workload is not effectively managed. Injuries doesn't differentiate nationality, religion, diet, gene. Archer, Cummins have all had share of injuries in their career. Also some bowlers pick up bad habits, lose their action and go on to pick up an injury. Pandya's injury is due to his wiry frame. He is putting more into body than it can handle.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Because they dance too much?

Too much balle balle?

Agreed . They should do naagin dance instead of balle balle. Will reduce risk of injuries.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

When your diet is of daal and sabzi, you cant expect them to be fit all the time.

Funny how indian fans think Pakistan team is dictated by religion, while India team is no different, where religion dictates them what to eat and what not to eat

Is that why the likes of Naseem Shah are so fragile ?

 

[mominsaigol]

When your diet is of daal and sabzi, you cant expect them to be fit all the time.

Funny how indian fans think Pakistan team is dictated by religion, while India team is no different, where religion dictates them what to eat and what not to eat

When your diet is of daal and sabzi, you cant expect them to be fit all the time.

Kohli even at his current age is fitter then every pakistani player currently playing in the circuit . And I'm one of the few who believes Kohli is a vastly overrated all format player. He's the odi king but he was never special in t20 and test cricket. Only hit a purple patch in those 2 formats and then fizzled out. He's really an odi gun.

However it doesn't change the fact that Kohli is fitter then the entire circuit despite being a vegetarian.

Anyone can get a cramp at anytime or freak mishaps can happen no matter how fit you are. If their not thin enough to be anorexic and fat enough to be azam Khan their fine as is.

 

[jnaveen1980]

When your diet is of daal and sabzi, you cant expect them to be fit all the time.

Kohli even at his current age is fitter then every pakistani player currently playing in the circuit . And I'm one of the few who believes Kohli is a vastly overrated all format player. He's the odi king but he was never special in t20 and test cricket. Only hit a purple patch in those 2 formats and then fizzled out. He's really an odi gun.

However it doesn't change the fact that Kohli is fitter then the entire circuit despite being a vegetarian.

Anyone can get a cramp at anytime or freak mishaps can happen no matter how fit you are. If their not thin enough to be anorexic and fat enough to be azam Khan their fine as is.

Ishant sharma a brahmin was eating chicken before quitting it after seeing a chicken getting slaughtered. He was one of the fittest bowler India had in the last 30 years. Hardly had any injuries. People don't understand how flexibility, conditioning, bowling action, workload management play a role. Mo Shami a meat eater used to pick up regular injuries. THen he resorted to some specific type of conditioning and fitness regime he became a completely different bowler.

 

[mominsaigol]

Ishant sharma a brahmin was eating chicken before quitting it after seeing a chicken getting slaughtered. He was one of the fittest bowler India had in the last 30 years. Hardly had any injuries. People don't understand how flexibility, conditioning, bowling action, workload management play a role. Mo Shami a meat eater used to pick up regular injuries. THen he resorted to some specific type of conditioning and fitness regime he became a completely different bowler.

Diet and fitness are interlinked only to some extent. They are not directly proportional to one another.

Fitness really depends on your protein intake and how active you are. The more active you are as a person the less likely sickness, Injuries etc will effect you, However cramps and injuries can happen to anyone. It's happened to Maxwell on multiple occasions as well, Happened to stark and Warner as well, Travis too.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Diet and fitness are interlinked only to some extent. They are not directly proportional to one another.

Fitness really depends on your protein intake and how active you are. The more active you are as a person the less likely sickness, Injuries etc will effect you, However cramps and injuries can happen to anyone. It's happened to Maxwell on multiple occasions as well, Happened to stark and Warner as well, Travis too.

Fitness related injuries should not be clubbed with physical injuries that happen during fielding, batting. Twisting the ankle, Having a concussion, finger injury while fielding or batting, scrapes/bruises while diving these are freak in nature and can happen to one of the fittest player in the wolrd.