Hyderabad: Team India skipper Virat Kohli recently emphasised the need for players to be smart during the Indian Premier League (IPL) as the World Cup is round the corner.
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So while the players are busy plying their trade for various franchises, national physio Patrick Farhart keeps a close watch on their fitness and workload.
While Kohli said that all the players should be cautious about injuries and niggle during the IPL so that the national team doesn't miss their services during the all-important World Cup, the onus is more on the fast bowlers and Farhart to keep an eye on the recovery process.
Be it Kings XI Punjab pacer Mohammed Shami, Mumbai Indians pacer Jasprit Bumrah or Sunrisers Hyderabad fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Farhart is constantly in touch with the physios of the respective franchises to keep a check on their routine after a game.
KXIP physio Brett Harrop said that he is constantly in touch with Farhart over the routine that someone like Shami is following during the IPL.
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Another physio, part of an IPL-winning unit, said that even the Indian players in their ranks have been kept under close eye with emphasis on the recovery process as any shortcuts when it comes to stretching and ice-baths after a game can lead to the start of niggles and injuries.
"Considering the fast format of the T20 league, players often play a night game and travel the next day before playing another game the day after. That is where it is important to note that they aren't exerting too much pressure on themselves and that is what the talk has revolved around," he said.