Soon after taking charge as Team India’s coach in 2000, John Wright was really shocked. He saw tea and snacks being served to players during nets, and chairs placed all around chitchats. In his book, ‘Indian Summers’, Wright described how he used to remove chairs from the nets and how he stopped the practice of pampering players with tea and snacks.
It wasn’t as if Wright went crazy with what he saw. He actually wanted to change what denoted comfort. Down the years, the team understood the meaning of fitness. The inclusion of professional trainers, physiotherapists, and strict diet regimes is in sync with the changing world of professional athletes. Conventional thinking that cricket is a skill-based game has given way to a performance-centric mindset.
And now if you go through the gadgets used in the practice sessions, you will be amazed. Here is a list of top 5 technologies that have revolutionized the Indian team.