FITNESS TEST FOR SACHIN AND DRAVID

Indian players are undergoing fitness tests for the champions trophy. In the T20 world cup many players were injured and it led to the downfall. So the board is keen on conducting fitness tests for the players. Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid will be among the ICC Champions Trophy probables from West and South Zone who will undergo fitness Tests to be conducted by BCCI physio Nitin Patel. This is a routine test ahead of any series after a break," Cricket Board sources said today, adding North Zone players and others will undergo a similar fitness tests in Delhi's Ferozshah Kotla today.

Among the cricketers who would be tested tomorrow are Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Rohit Sharma. The test results would be forwarded to the BCCI ahead of the national selection panel sitting at Chennai on August 16 to choose the final 15-member team for the September 22-October 5 tournament in South Africa and the squad to Sri Lanka for the September 8-14 triangular ODI series.