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Now read this article and combine this with SS' comment that he is fit!!

This is really a sad state of affairs. SS is a BCCI contracted player, for god's sake.

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Improve injury management: Gloster
TNN / Chandresh Narayanan


MUMBAI, December 31: Indian cricket team physio John Gloster has severely criticised the jam-packed schedule of the team. In a 14-part report on the recent Indo-Pak Test and ODI series, a copy of which is with the TOI, Gloster cites tour schedule and lack of personal conditioning as 'risk areas' for each player. He says that it is due to these reasons that the players have a "high percentage of niggles and injuries".

In the report submitted to BCCI on December 27, Gloster says the biggest casualty of the haphazard scheduling is the prevalence of elbow strains. "Lack of conditioning and gradation of throwing drills due to time constraints has meant that the increased throwing loads demanded in the ODI format of the game results in early tour elbow and shoulder strains. Fortunately none of these translated into more troublesome injuries," says Gloster.

In addition, players like Irfan Pathan, Robin Uthappa, Sachin Tendulkar and Gautam Gambhir were suffering from shoulder strain incurred while diving. "Possibly as a result of the harder grounds in India and having come from tours of SA and England where the grounds were softer, the players developed the habit of diving more frequently for balls."

This change is creating problems for the team now on the softer Australian grounds as well.

The best way to prevent injuries, according to Gloster, is to allow:
* Adequate time for physical conditioning built into itineraries and between tours
* Greater rest, rehab and conditioning phases between tours. This is particularly for players playing both forms of the game and never being able to sufficiently rest and recover from niggles.

Gloster writes that the ODI series had a slightly easier workload and there was initiative from the players to use it as an active rest period and for self-conditioning work.

During the Indo-Pak series, a number of players - Sree Santh (shoulder strain), RP Singh (side strain), Munaf Patel (low back strain), Zaheer Khan(plantar fascia tear), MS Dhoni (ankle injury), Tendulkar (knee tendonitis) - were sidelined at various stages.

Gloster felt that these injuries highlight some shortcomings in the injury management system in India. In specific, Gloster refers to fast bowlers Sree Santh and RP who left with injuries and specific instructions for their rehab.

"But no follow-up treatment, advice, progression or reassessment was done as where they are situated (Rai Bareilly and Cochin), they have no physios and trainers to supervise their rehab and conditioning. I read and hear much about our fast bowlers and their constant injury status etc. but once they leave our fold their management, rehab, training and conditioning becomes limited, especially when both the national trainer and physio are away on tours," writes Gloster.

Therefore, Gloster suggests that the NCA would fill the void significantly. "At this institution there will be a structure that will support the national team very comfortably. It will good for those leaving a tour due to injury, as well as for those joining a tour having returned from an injury."

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India physio hits out at injury management

Exclusive by Anand Vasu

January 1, 2008


 
Sreesanth's shoulder injury has been singled out in John Gloster's report © AFP
 
 
 
India's cricketers are under constant fire and the recent massive loss in Melbourne will only focus criticism but a recent report by John Gloster, the team physiotherapist, has revealed that most players are forced to go through games carrying niggles because there is simply no time for them to either recover from injuries or do the rehabilitation work needed.

The BCCI has been made aware of the problems the players suffer, but little is being done to redress the problems. Gloster, in his 14-page report that spells out these problems, highlights that the teams suffer from a "high percentage of 'niggles' and treatable injuries," and has explained these in detail in the weekly injury reports submitted to the board as a matter of course. "Tour schedule and lack of personal conditioning of 'risk areas' for each player," are highlighted by Gloster in his detailed report.

Gloster, not for the first time, has laid out what needs to be done. In his report he states emphatically:

"The best way to prevent is to allow the players 2 things:

1. adequate time for physical conditioning built into itineraries between tours
2. greater rest, rehab and conditioning phases between tours. This particularly relevant for those players playing both forms of the game and never being able to sufficiently rest and recover from 'niggles'. This has meant that a number of players are consistently carrying problems from tour to tour."

While making a strong general point about injury management Gloster has referred specifically to injuries that key players suffered during the last five-ODI and three-Test series against Pakistan. Sreesanth (shoulder strain), RP Singh (side strain), Munaf Patel (lower back strain), Zaheer Khan (plantar facia tear), Mahendra Singh Dhoni (ankle injury), Sachin Tendulkar (knee tendonitis) were all forced to miss matches at some stage because of their injuries.

What is especially worrisome is the fact that two of these players were omitted in the early stages with specific instructions of doing work needed to get them match fit as quickly as possible. Gloster admits that these injuries "highlight some shortcomings in the injury management system." RP Singh and Sreesanth were sent back with "specific instructions for their rehab but no follow-up treatment, advise, progression or re-assessment as where they are situated (Rai Bareilly and Cochin), have no physios and trainers to supervise their rehab and conditioning. Ie (that is) in a way are falling through our protective net."

Gloster does not mince words when he reacts to the criticism the team has received. "I read and hear much about our fast bowlers and their constant injury status etc but once they leave our 'fold' their management, rehab, training and conditioning becomes limited especially when both the national trainer and physio are away on tours."

Gloster goes on to state that he has given a comprehensive solution to this existing problem. "The proposal we have submitted for the use of the facilities now being instigated at the NCA I feel will fill this void significantly. In place now at this institution will be a structure that will support the national team very comfortably, especially for those players leaving a tour due to injury as well as for those joining a tour having returned from an injury layoff.

"The presence of a full time physio and trainer as well as availability of specialised technical advice will mean a more comprehensive recovery package for the player. This will also mean that players prior to arriving on tours will also be better physically conditioned and ready for the physical challenges placed upon them."

Anand Vasu is an associate editor at Cricinfo

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Now read this article and combine this with SS' comment that he is fit!!

This is really a sad state of affairs. SS is a BCCI contracted player, for god's sake.

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Improve injury management: Gloster
TNN / Chandresh Narayanan


MUMBAI, December 31: Indian cricket team physio John Gloster has severely criticised the jam-packed schedule of the team. In a 14-part report on the recent Indo-Pak Test and ODI series, a copy of which is with the TOI, Gloster cites tour schedule and lack of personal conditioning as 'risk areas' for each player. He says that it is due to these reasons that the players have a "high percentage of niggles and injuries".

In the report submitted to BCCI on December 27, Gloster says the biggest casualty of the haphazard scheduling is the prevalence of elbow strains. "Lack of conditioning and gradation of throwing drills due to time constraints has meant that the increased throwing loads demanded in the ODI format of the game results in early tour elbow and shoulder strains. Fortunately none of these translated into more troublesome injuries," says Gloster.

In addition, players like Irfan Pathan, Robin Uthappa, Sachin Tendulkar and Gautam Gambhir were suffering from shoulder strain incurred while diving. "Possibly as a result of the harder grounds in India and having come from tours of SA and England where the grounds were softer, the players developed the habit of diving more frequently for balls."

This change is creating problems for the team now on the softer Australian grounds as well.

The best way to prevent injuries, according to Gloster, is to allow:
* Adequate time for physical conditioning built into itineraries and between tours
* Greater rest, rehab and conditioning phases between tours. This is particularly for players playing both forms of the game and never being able to sufficiently rest and recover from niggles.

Gloster writes that the ODI series had a slightly easier workload and there was initiative from the players to use it as an active rest period and for self-conditioning work.

During the Indo-Pak series, a number of players - Sree Santh (shoulder strain), RP Singh (side strain), Munaf Patel (low back strain), Zaheer Khan(plantar fascia tear), MS Dhoni (ankle injury), Tendulkar (knee tendonitis) - were sidelined at various stages.

Gloster felt that these injuries highlight some shortcomings in the injury management system in India. In specific, Gloster refers to fast bowlers Sree Santh and RP who left with injuries and specific instructions for their rehab.

"But no follow-up treatment, advice, progression or reassessment was done as where they are situated (Rai Bareilly and Cochin), they have no physios and trainers to supervise their rehab and conditioning. I read and hear much about our fast bowlers and their constant injury status etc. but once they leave our fold their management, rehab, training and conditioning becomes limited, especially when both the national trainer and physio are away on tours," writes Gloster.

Therefore, Gloster suggests that the NCA would fill the void significantly. "At this institution there will be a structure that will support the national team very comfortably. It will good for those leaving a tour due to injury, as well as for those joining a tour having returned from an injury."

So, WN : another data point representing a fluctuation or a trend ?

Again worth recalling the Aussie fielding coach's observations. They had thought of this much earlier ... and as I suggested, even the way they are approaching the fielding in this test series by reducing the number of direct throws to offset the risks need to be studied.