The technology-driven support has become common in contemporary times. With ICC World Cup 2019 fast approach the multi-nation teams are giving their best to acclimatise to the conditions at the earliest. Meanwhile, Virat Kohli-led India will don vests which will have high-tech unit owing to a base layer of the sophisticated vest. Thus, the high-resolution unit is said to monitor the activity of players’ metrics. It will help them to manage their workload.
Furthermore, it will provide access to speed, distance covered and will help majorly in the rehabilitation procedure. The players will use the user-friendly devices during the practice sessions. Interestingly, following the demo in December 2018, the report suggested BCCI has shown interest to avail its services. Eventually, both parties see it as an iconic partnership.
It becomes pertinent here that the STATsSports has provided its services to the top football clubs which includes Arsenal, Barcelona and Manchester United (MU).
High-tech devices to help India in training and conditioning:
Sean O’Connor, who’s the co-founder of STATSports, expressed delight over its association with the No.2 ranked ODI team. He added they’re looking forward to help Team India for achieving plenty in the field.
“Cricket is the most popular sport in the South Asian subcontinent and termed as a religion in India. We are very happy to associate with one of the biggest brands in world cricket. We look forward to supporting India to further on-field success for many years to come,” O’Connor said.
According to the Regional Manager of South Asia, Pankaj Wankhede for STATSports, the deal was struck between a sports tech company and the world’s richest cricket body – Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Thus, BCCI wants to make it sure that the players are at there best.
“Indian cricketers are the busiest athletes in the world. The game of cricket is very physically demanding. Our system (GPS) will monitor their fitness level, measure hundreds of physical metrics including distance, speed, acceleration, deceleration, high-speed running, and dynamic stress load. And, this will enable the physio and trainer to assess players’ fitness level and rehabilitation of the injured players,” Deccan Chronicle has quoted Pankaj, as saying.
Meanwhile, the World Cup will begin with the game between hosts England and South Africa on May 30 in London. India will face the Proteas in their opener on June 5 in Southampton.
Also, the GPS tracking system will help in enhancing the performance ahead of the World Cup. It will help in conditioning and training before the mega ICC event.