The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), the nation’s highest cricket regulatory body, has been hard at work updating the nation’s infrastructure and administrative framework for a while now. Recently, the Indian board has been in the news for a number of historic declarations regarding the development of cricket and the players participating at the national level.
The board has been working tirelessly to transform Indian cricket, from fixing pay grade difficulties to enhancing facilities. The BCCI has now, in a recent development, turned its attention to how players are developed on the domestic circuit. It has come to light that the board has notified different state associations that they are providing them with access to the upgraded Athlete Monitoring System (AMS) in order to track players’ advancement more effectively. It was none other than BCCI Secretary Jay Shah who took the initiative on this.
Jay Shah stated in the letter that an enhanced system will let the associations track a player’s growth utilizing a team from the recently established Centre of Excellence (COE). Furthermore, the system aids in the organization and timing of athletes’ rehabilitation programs in the event of an injury. Additionally, it monitors a player’s fitness levels and workload. Additionally, the system is easily accessible through a mobile app that tracks nearly every facet of a player’s development in an effort to assist them realize their full potential down the road.
Notably, the AMS facility was only used by the National Cricket Academy (NCA) up to this point. Only players from the zonal camp who were specifically chosen and BCCI players under central contract were permitted to use the facility for effective training. But in an unprecedented step, the BCCI will now guarantee that the cricket organizations will have unfettered access to the cutting-edge training technology.
Following the official opening of the new BCCI Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Bengaluru, I’m happy to inform you that all State Associations will have access to a Athlete Monitoring System (AMS) at no cost to them, courtesy of the BCCI. In an effort to unify player monitoring, the state associations can now take use of the following advantages, which should help to assure better management and allow players to perform at their best,” India Today cited Shah as saying.
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In the meantime, VVS Laxman, an international player for India and the previous head of NCA, expressed his opinions. He disclosed that every player who registers for the periodic zonal and national camps will have data collected by the AMS each year. This will consequently make it easier for trainers and coaches to quickly ascertain a developing player’s path.
Similarly, Abhilash Khandekar, the president of the Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association (MPCA), also spoke up and praised the BCCI’s historic decision. He was pleased that the state associations had not yet been able to use an advanced training technique that could assist a player in reaching peak performance.
“The BCCI has taken a positive move. Making it free is also laudable, as not all associations can afford such an advanced system,” Khandekar said.
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“The BCCI already invests a lot on the infrastructure in the states and this move will help not only educate the players more on monitoring, but also the state units,” he said.
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