Overview

• Sunil Gavaskar says the Bronco should not be a pass‑fail gate for national selection and calls for role‑specific allowances.
• He argues a one‑size‑fits‑all fitness standard is impractical and stresses that mental commitment cannot be captured by a timed drill.
• Coverage conflicts on rollout: some reports say recent checks still used the YoYo test, while others report the Asia Cup squad ran the Bronco in Dubai.
• The Bronco is described as a continuous shuttle protocol without recovery, typically five sets of 20m, 40m and 60m runs totaling about 1,200m with elite times near six minutes.
• Reports attribute the test’s introduction to S&C coach Adrian le Roux’s recommendation, with indications it may be phased in rather than enforced as a rigid criterion.