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Pant To Check In At CoE Next Week; Looking At NCA's Recovery Timeline To Declare A Player Fit

Abhinav Tyagi

Rishabh Pant's Injury During England Tour - (Source : AFP)Rishabh Pant's Injury During England Tour - (Source : AFP)

In a significant development, there is a report that India's star keeper-batter Rishabh Pant is set to check in at the BCCI's Centre of Excellence (CoE) to begin his recovery. Notably, the southpaw will travel to the BCCI centre in Bengaluru next week to begin the countdown to his India return.

According to Rohit Juglan from RevSportz, Pant, who suffered a toe fracture during the Manchester Test vs England, will begin his rehabilitation at the Centre of Excellence ahead of the West Indies tour.

Pant's injury led him to miss the ongoing Asia Cup, but the southpaw is now eyeing a return to regain full fitness ahead of the West Indies Tests, which start from October 2. 

Meanwhile, this article will look at what NCA's usual process is to declare a player fit to return to the team India. 

Recovery Timeline At CoE

1. Reporting and Registration - Current Stage For Rishabh Pant

The injured player must inform the NCA and is registered for rehabilitation. Injury details and baseline assessment are recorded by NCA physios and medical staff.

2. Rehab and Monitoring

The full rehabilitation, including physiotherapy and sport-specific drills, is strictly monitored by NCA staff in Bengaluru. Progress is tracked daily and logged in the BCCI injury management database. At this stage, the doctors full access the injury.

3. Gradual Return to Training And Nets

Once the phyiotheraphy and drill related milestones are achieved,  the player is eased into ground and net work. Phased increase in workload, first with light skills and then with full-intensity practice under supervision.

4. Fitness Testing

The player must clear standardized functional fitness tests, which include: Either the 2-km time trial run OR the Yo-Yo endurance test (minimum set score). Cricket-specific fielding drills and agility tests (sliding, throwing, catching, sprints). Skill-based assessments (bowling in spells, batting against real or simulated bowling).

5. Medical Clearance

A thorough medical examination, including evaluations by physios and doctors, is conducted to ensure no clinical signs of injury or relapse. This is a time when the doctors assesses a player after drills and net sessions to rule out any reoccuring injury.

6. Final Match Simulation

Player undergoes full-intensity match simulation scenarios in the National Cricket Academy (NCA) facility to demonstrate readiness in close-to-real conditions. It is the real test for a player because passing this stage, will help them get the clearence by the doctors. 

7. Green Light (Fitness Certificate)

Only after all protocols are met does the NCA Head Physio/doctors issue a formal fitness clearance certificate. Clearance is communicated to selectors and team management, and the player becomes eligible for competitive selection.