India’s top centrally-contracted cricketers reported at Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru on Saturday for fitness Test ahead of the fresh home season, less than 48 hours after completion of a gruelling two-Test away series against Sri Lanka.
The Indian players fielded for almost 244 overs in the second match after they had imposed the follow-on. The match in Colombo ended in a draw.
Having been at a stretch on the field for three days, some of the Test team regulars marked their pre-season fitness parameters ahead of what will be a gruelling eight-month period concluding with 2027 Indian Premier League.
The likes of senior all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant, opener Yashasvi Jaiswal were seen sweating it out along with T20I skipper Shreyas Iyer. Shortest format specialists Rinku Singh, Sanju Samson and Chennai Super Kings skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad were also pictured.
The mandatory fitness tests include ‘Bronco Test’, 2k run, YoYo test and some of the cricket specific drills like running between the wickets.
Bronco Test is a fitness marker where cones are placed at starting point (0m), 20m, 40m and 60m. Players have to run from 0 to 20m and back, repeating with 40m and 60m without a break for five sets.
In all, a 1200m distance is expected to be covered in five-and-a-half minutes.
The YoYo test marker for long has been 16.5 while 2k run (2000m) needs to be completed within 10 minutes.
(With PTI inputs)
Published on Aug 29, 2026
