What is the Dexa Test -- BCCI's new mandatory criteria

The Board of Control for Cricket in India BCCI in its review meeting of the senior Indian mens team on Sunday made several key recommendations for the selection of players going forward and one of the key factors was the introduction of the Dexa TestThe issues of player availability workload management and fitness parameters were also discussed at length during the meeting which was attended by head coach Rahul Dravid regular allformat captain Rohit Sharma BCCI president Roger Binny secretary Jay Shah NCA head VVS Laxman and selection committee chairman Chetan SharmaIn light of recent happenings several key players such as Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja missed out on the T20 World Cup and skipper Rohit Sharma as well missing Tests owing to injury players fitness has definitely been a concern for the Indian national squadInjury management was in focus as several key Indian players missed a significant amount of cricket in 2022 because of injuries Skipper Rohit Sharma had also highlighted it after the ODI series loss in Bangladesh when he expressed displeasure at players pulling up with injuries repeatedly despite being passed fitKeeping these factors in mind BCCI has brought back the erstwhile YoYo Test and also introduced the Dexa Test for the selection of players going forwardThe YoYo Test and Dexa will now be part of selection criteria and implemented in the customized roadmaps of the central pool of players the statement from the board readAlso readRavindra Jadeja turns 34 3 memorable performances by the allrounderSo the fans will not be wrong in asking what is this Dexa TestIn addition to the YoYo test which is familiar to the Indian cricket ecosystem the addition of the Dexa Test is another scientific layer to test before determining if the players are fit to playBasically Dexa is a scientific method to determine the Bone Mineral density of a player using a special technique known as spectral imaging Two XRay beams at different energy levels are directed towards the bone of the player to reveal the bone density and mineral contentIt is an international standard and widely accepted test A 10minute test measures the total body fats and also breaks down the bone mass fat tissue and muscles in the body of a playerHow will Dexa be important to determine a players fitnessNotably Indian cricket last year saw various instances when an injured player was rushed to the playing squad and got injured again after playing very less matches The cases of Deepak Chahar who was injured for much of 2022 and Jasprit Bumrah who is recovering from a stress fracture on his back are prime examples of itUsually a players bone strength and mineral density get affected when they are injured The players maintain bone strength and mineral density when they train regularly but they tend to hamper that when recovering from an injurySo the Dexa will test these things and will act as a precautionary step for injured players returning to action and will save them from a reinjuryThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever