Overview

• Reports say the BCCI’s Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru has begun running the Bronco Test for several centrally contracted players.
• Strength coach Adrian le Roux proposed the move with head coach Gautam Gambhir’s backing to boost fast-bowling endurance after only Mohammed Siraj played all five England Tests.
• The test requires five nonstop sets of 20m, 40m and 60m shuttles—totalling 1,200m—to be completed in six minutes.
• It will sit alongside existing standards: a minimum Yo-Yo score of 17.1 and a 2‑km time trial target of 8:15 for fast bowlers and 8:30 for batters, wicketkeepers and spinners.
• Coaching staff want pacers to log more running mileage over gym work, and media accounts note the rollout is reported via sources rather than a formal BCCI announcement.