[caption id="attachment_15187" align="alignnone" width="580"]BCCI mulls digital injury monitoring system for players. File Pic BCCI mulls digital injury monitoring system for players. File Pic[/caption] Internet Desk: BCCI which has long been looking for ways to minimize strain-related injuries to its players - especially the faster bowlers - has plans to devise a digital system that will revolve around the concept of injury prevention. The idea was proposed at a recent workshop for physios headed by renowned physiotherapists from Australia Patrick Farhart, along with Andrew Leipus, at the National Cricket Academy (NCA). Apart from the creation of a digital database to monitor injuries, the system will also try to identify the threshold workload which will allow a player to remain injury free. This system is already under implementation in Australia and South Africa. According to sources, there will be a core group of 15 physios operating across the country who will be punching in the workload of players. The digital database is also intended to be a tool to aid the selection process.

India's fast bowlers have a long history of breaking down in the middle of a series. If the Farhart-Leipus system is executed properly, this problem can be minimized to a fair extent."There is a spike against the name of each bowler. Once there is a rise, a possible injury can be traced a good three weeks before it aggravates. Accordingly, workload can be regulated," the source said.