Dravid said that the lockdown and restricted access to training facilities has forced coaches to become creative in coming up with solutions and delivering programs to cricketers, based on their unique needs and resource availability.

“There are various measures in place to support cricketers,” Dravid told The Times Of India. “For starters, our strength and conditioning experts and the physios are in constant touch with them, monitoring their programs and loads. Since some of them are recuperating from injuries, they require a different level of attention.

“However, during these unique times, our S&Cs have had to be more flexible and the metrics range from “number of sessions” done for someone with basic home facilities to our usual metrics for someone who has access to in-house gyms.

“All the contracted players are being offered support online and checked regularly to ensure that they are safe and taking good care of themselves. This includes their injury management and injury prevention programmes, as well as training programmes from our physiotherapy and S&C department. There is a regular communication between NCA staff and these players.”