The head coach of the Indian men’s cricket team, Rahul Dravid, has reportedly recommended the transfer of physio Nitin Patel to the National Cricket Academy, where he will work towards addressing players with injuries that have been on the rise in the recent past. Patel may be promoted to head the Department of Sports Science and Medicine at the NCA.
The Indian team has suffered injuries in recent months to its star players including Deepak Chahar, Suryakumar Yadav, Varun Chakraborty. With the T20 and ODI World Cups scheduled for years after another, the team management is looking to harness Patel’s expertise in the academy where injured players are sent for rehabilitation.
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According to Cricbuzz, the transfer could happen after the end of the second Test between India and Sri Lanka which begins in Bengaluru on Saturday.
BCCI has already invited applications for the posts of Physiotherapist in Men’s Team, Women’s Team and NCA.
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Currently, Patel and Yogesh Parmar travel with the Indian men’s team as physios. However, Parmar will continue with the vacant team after Patel moves to the soon-to-be-filled NCA.
Meanwhile, Abhay Kuruvilla, who resigned as the BCCI selector last month, is set to be appointed as the general manager of sports development, replacing Dheeraj Malhotra, who stepped down in January this year.
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