Ex-Indian coach, batsman and chief selector Sandeep Patil believes players must be given a second chance if they fail the Yo-Yo test.
Ambati Rayudu, who was making his comeback to the national team after two years, became the latest victim of the test and was dropped from the squad for India’s ODI series against England.
Prior to that, Mohammed Shami was dropped for the Afghanistan Test after failing to meet the required mark.
The Yo-Yo test is mandatory for all Indian cricketers wishing to represent the national team but Patil has questioned the BCCI’s policy.
“Like in Test cricket, where a player is given two innings to prove himself, even in the case of Yo-Yo tests, he should be given two chances,” he was quoted as saying in the Times of India.
“If a player isn’t able to clear the test, give him another crack at it a few hours later, or the next day. There could be many reasons why Ambati Rayudu failed the Yo-Yo test that day. A player may not be mentally there. You’re talking about the career of a player. He has performed well for the whole year in domestic cricket, and in half-an-hour, you’ll decide whether he’d go on the tour or not. You don’t drop players like this.”
