Nitin Patel Resign from Sports Science Wing: The Center of Excellence of the Board of Control for Cricket in India suffers a major setback before the start of IPL 2025 as Nitin Patel, the head of his sports science wing, has resigned from his post. According to the reports, Nitin is running the notice period and the BCCI may soon seek applications for their location. Let me tell you, Nitin has played an important role in the rehab of many domestic and international cricketers like Mohammed Shami, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant during his three -year tenure.
According to Cricbuzz report, Nitin Patel, who is responsible for the care of injury and workload management and the rehab of international and domestic cricketers, will soon leave the newly made Center of Excellence in Bengaluru. Former Physio Patels of India and Mumbai Indians are currently completing their notice periods and by the end of this month, Bangalore Center – East can exit the National Cricket Academy (NCA). It is believed that the BCCI will bring advertisements to find their replacement.
Nitin Patel directly reports to VVS Laxman. Since joining NCA in April 2022, he has individually oversee the recovery and management of prominent international players. During his three -year tenure, whose rehab has played an important role, Jasprit Bumrah, Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul were included.
Till recently, he was overseeing Mohammed Shami’s rehab, who returned after being out of action for about 15 months. Mohammed Shami performed brilliantly in the Champions Trophy after his comeback and played an important role in India’s victory. At present, it is believed that he is managing the rehab of Bumrah running away from competitive cricket since January.
Patel was the first person appointed as the head of the newly constructed Sports Science Wing by BCCI. The BCCI created this center due to the continuous injuries of the players, which is also being called the High-Performance Center. It was the dream project of former BCCI Secretary Jai Shah and Patel was an important officer in this facility.
The general perception among the BCCI officials is that both Sports Science Wing and Patel are doing commendable work. Top BCCI officials definitely agree with this idea. An extraordinary achievement of the center and wing was to fully prepare players like Shreyas Iyer and Jaspreet Bumra for the 2023 World Cup.
During this time, both the players underwent timely surgery in New Zealand and England respectively and their return to the Indian team was planned with accuracy. Bumrah and Iyer played an important role in India’s most successful campaign. Another feature of NCA was coordinated with the Indian team and coach Rahul Dravid. The then head coach Rahul Dravid was fully involved with the Science Wing in the entire process of injury, charge and rehab. However, the information about why Nitin Paten has suddenly resigned has not been revealed. But it is believed that Patel has submitted his papers.
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