“All the ruckus over Yo-Yo is quite disappointing”, says Team India’s Management

MUMBAI: CEO Rahul Johri in Mumbai on Monday morning summoned operations team of the BCCI, led by general manager Saba Karim to deliberate upon the viability of Yo-Yo Tests that have been compulsorily conducted for all Indian team cricketers over the last one year.

The meeting comes in the backdrop of the BCCI-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) questioning the operations by the board of the team and asking them to explain why Yo-Yo Tests alone should be the only benchmark for fitness of the cricketers. However, the entire clash between CoA and members of the BCCI. The one that seems to be never-ending and bordering as it refuses to take into account what the team management believes to be fit where cricket alone is concerned.

The Indian team management told a source, “Individuals who have nothing to do with cricket are busy interfering in team affairs. Saba Karim is not telling the entire truth. His remit is to stick to domestic cricket and women's cricket, not the Indian men's team. Instead, Karim is busy leaking stories to the media about what happens in the dressing room. For starters, he needs to confirm if his KRA (job profile) involves interfering in Team India affairs?"

Karim, as GM-Operations is said to be busy drafting his opinion on the one that the Team management says is "not needed." Team India sources categorically say all the "tamasha" (ruckus) over Yo-Yo is quite disappointing.

The Team India management says, "The idea of Yo-Yo tests is not an overnight thing. It's been designed keeping all relevant officials in the loop. It's not a one-off either. If there are ideas from former cricketers to improve upon it, then fine. But why politicize the whole thing? If there are any questions that need to be asked, let them be with skipper Virat Kohli. Why play politics when the team is not here and is away on an important tour?"