What is Dexa Scan test which is going to be used as fitness parameter for India players?

And
as
a
preparatory
programme
for
the
tournament,
the
apex
body
of
Indian
cricket
has
drawn
a
roadmap.

Many
decisions
such
as
workload
management,
stress
relieving
methods,
injury
management
have
been
taken
and
an
optimum
fitness
regime
has
also
been
deemed
as
one
of
the
prime
components.

BCCI
announced
that
Yo-Yo
test
and
Dexa
Scan
test
will
be
the
fitness
measuring
methods
that
will
be
used
from
now.

What
is
Dexa
Scan?

Dexa
Scan
test
is
a
method
which
helps
to
determine
the
fat
content
in
the
body
of
a
person.
It
also
helps
to
measure
the
lean
body
mass,
water
content
and
bone
density
of
a
person.

It
helps
you
understand
where
the
fat
is
and
whether
the
training
methods
are
delivering
the
result.
If
it
doesn’t,
particular
approaches
can
be
made
to
rectify
that
and
yield
a
better
result.
It
is
a
fool-proof
method.
Skinfold
can
be
manipulated
and
each
time
different
results
can
show
up.
But
with
Dexa
Scan,
the
results
are
accurate
and
uniform,
and
the
data
can
be
used
for
the
future
as
well.

It
also
helps
to
determine
how
a
player
must
be
undergoing
his
fitness
regime
to
get
the
maximum
benefit.
Because
with
the
targeted
programme,
it
generates
better
results.

Ideal
Body
Fat
Percentage:

Usually,
the
ideal
fat
percentage
of
a
footballer
is
5
to
7
pc,
but
in
case
of
the
cricketers,
it
can
be
up
to
10
pc.

“For
example,
the
fat
content
has
to
be
less
than
10
per
cent.
If
it
is
in
10-12,
you
are
borderline
fit.
Football
players
will
be
between
5-8
per
cent.
But
cricketers
can
stretch
it
to
10.

Less
fat
means
more
muscle
mass
and
it
can
give
you
more
strength,
power,
speed,
agility
and
less
tension
on
the
joints,
less
stress
on
muscles.
This
way
you
can
prevent
back
and
knee
injuries,”
Ramji
Srinivasan,
the
former
strength
and
conditioning
coach
of
the
Indian
team
that
won
the
World
Cup
in
2011
and
Champions
Trophy
in
2013
said
to

The
Indian
Express.

BCCI
has
implemented
this
method
to
curb
the
number
of
injuries
players
suffer
as
it
can
thoroughly
check
and
determine
if
a
player
is
carrying
any
primary
niggle
or
knock
which
has
the
potential
to
inflict
damage
in
the
future.

Each
player
will
be
having
a
different
fitness
regime,
diet
plan
depending
upon
their
Dexa
Scan
results.

India
have
had
a
fair
share
of
injuries
in
the
recent
year
or
so.
Jasprit
Bumrah
and
Ravindra
Jadeja
have
been
out
with
back
injuries
and
missed
the
T20
World
Cup.
Deepak
Chahar
and
Washington
Sundar
missed
the
better
part
of
last
year
due
to
various
injuries.
Also,
Navdeep
Saini,
Rishabh
Pant
and
Rohit
Sharma
have
also
had
their
encounters
with
frustrating
injuries
in
the
recent
past.

India
won
their
last
ICC
trophy
in
2013
when
they
lifted
the
Champions
Trophy
in
England.
They
have
had
underwhelming
tournaments
since
then
and
BCCI
is
keen
to
rectify
that
in
the
upcoming
World
Cup
which
is
set
to
be
hosted
by
India.