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Manoj Tiwary has a spectacular conspiracy theory. He believes the BCCI has introduced the Bronco test to end Rohit Sharma’s ODI career.
Rohit Sharma is the current captain of India’s ODI team. (Picture Credit: AFP)
Former India cricketer Manoj Tiwary has put forward a surreal conspiracy theory. He believes that the newly introduced Bronco test in men’s cricket, which will replace the Yo-Yo test as the fitness measure for players, is meant to end ODI captain Rohit Sharma’s hopes of making it to the 2027 World Cup.
Rohit has retired from Tests and T20Is and will be 40 by the time of the World Cup in southern Africa. He has always drawn taunts about his ‘natural’ fitness, though it has rarely affected his skillful game on the field. The Bronoco test involves shuttle runs of 20, 40, and 60 meters, with no breaks in between. It’s considered more challenging than the Yo-Yo test, which was introduced in Virat Kohli’s era and proved quite difficult initially too.
“I think it will be very difficult to keep Virat Kohli out from the plans for the 2027 World Cup. But I have a doubt that they are going to look at Rohit Sharma in the scheme of things because… See, I’m a very keen observer of what’s going on in Indian cricket,” Tiwary told Cricktracker. “And I believe this Bronco Test, which was introduced a few days back, is for players like Rohit Sharma and someone who I believe they don’t want to be a part of the team in the future. And that’s why it has been introduced,” he added.
Tiwary fanned the theory further, questioning the timing of the move.
“You know, the Bronco Test will be one of the toughest fitness test parameters that has been introduced by Indian cricket. But the only question is, why now? Why not when your new head coach got the assignment from the very first series? Whose idea is it? Who introduced this? Who enforced this Bronco Test a few days back? So it is a question for which I don’t have an answer, but the observation says that it is going to be difficult for Rohit Sharma if he doesn’t work really hard on his fitness. And I think he will be stopped at the Bronco Test,” he added.
Rohit is said to have been working on his fitness for the World Cup after calling off his career in T20Is and Tests.
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