Five Indian cricketers yet to take yo-yo test ahead Of Asia Cup 2023

Team India is at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru for their 5-6 days preparatory camp before the Asia Cup. India will begin their journey with a game against Pakistan on September 2 in Pallekele, at Kandy. The players are sweating out and giving their best at the camp that has been set up in Bengaluru.

The opening day saw various fitness and medical tests being conducted, along with the mandatory yo-yo test, where Shubman Gill broke Virat Kohli's score (17.2) with a staggering mark of 18.7. But there are cricketers who have yet to take their fitness test before travelling to Sri Lanka.  Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna, Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson (reserve member for Asia Cup), and KL Rahul are yet to undergo the test.

The YoYo test being an aerobic endurance fitness test, the results could vary: Indian Cricket Board

An Indian Cricket Board source, "The YoYo test being an aerobic endurance fitness test, the results could vary from when you last played and how much of workload you have gone through in the past week. "Gill as of now has the highest score of 18.7. Most of the players have scored between 16.5 and 18."

"If the players have a gap between two tournaments, the National Cricket Academy's sports science team along with sports staff of India team does conduct all the mandatory tests." As of now, Bumrah, Tilak, Krishna, and Samson were not required to take the test as they had just returned from a successful Ireland series. They straight away started the practice sessions on Friday.

Iyer is coming back into the side after recovering from their respective injuries. He will be an important player for the side with the Asia Cup and the ODI World Cup coming up. Asia Cup will start on August 30 and the teams are divided into two groups. Group A comprises India, Pakistan, and Nepal. Group B has Bangladesh, Afghanistan, and Sri Lanka are clubbed together in the other group. With the return of their senior players, India’s batting will be strengthened a bit and they will aim to clinch the trophy for the eighth time.