BCCI to create digital injury monitoring Farhart-Leipus system

It has been long since the Board for Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) has been looking to minimize strain-related injuries to its players, mainly the fast bowlers. BCCI is currently planning to devise a digital system that will revolve around the concept of injury prevention.

This idea was proposed by renowned physiotherapists from Australia Patrick Farhart, along with Andrew Leipus, at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) at a workshop for physios.

“The board has put more emphasis on preventing injuries rather than just rehabilitation. That’s why Farhart has come up with this system where there will be a digital bank in which each player’s workload is entered,” a BCCI official told TOI.

“He has discussed ways of tracking a player’s workload and understanding when a player may break down. There are different parameters for batsmen and bowlers but the key is to keep monitoring the faster bowlers. The board won’t have to depend entirely on local physios who are with state teams,” the BCCI official added.

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According to the source, there will be a group of 15 physios who will be punching in the workload of the players. This will be considered while considering the player for any selection process.
“It doesn’t matter which state team a player represents. Suppose a player from Assam is picked for a national camp or an India ‘A’ camp at the NCA, the selectors and coaches can punch his name in the system and they will get all the details about the concerned player. This can also help in gauging how much workload a player can sustain if picked for an international tour,” sources said.

This Farhart-Leipus system can reduce a lot of issues as it will detect any possible injury. “There is a spike against the name of each bowler. Once there is a rise, a possible injury can be traced a good three weeks before it aggravates. Accordingly, the workload can be regulated,” the source said.