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Shankar Basu
Tue, December 10 2019
Fitness Freak Virat Kohli Inspired by Squash Player Dipika Pallikal’s Training, Reveals Former Team India Trainer
Pallikal, 29, is a 2014 Commonwealth Games gold-medalist and was World No.10 in 2012.
Thu, September 19 2019
Shankar Basu appointed RCB strength and conditioning coach
Former Team India trainer Shanker Basu has been appointed as the strength and conditioning coach of Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Fri, August 02 2019
Virat Kohli’s cheat days come once in a blue moon: Shankar Basu
Basu decided against continuing with the Indian team due to family reasons and says it time for him to move on to the next phase in his life.
Wed, July 24 2019
Virat Kohli: Fitness has made Indian fast bowlers feared
Kohli credited Shankar Basu for helping him start a fitness revolution in Indian cricket.
Mon, July 15 2019
BCCI to invite fresh applications for Indian team’s support staff, Ravi Shastri will have to re-apply
Shastri was appointed India chief coach in 2017 after Anil Kumble's tenure ended prematurely in controversial circumstances.
Wed, July 10 2019
Team India physio Patrick Farhart quits after semi-final exit against New Zealand
Team India’s fitness and conditioning coach Shankar Basu and Farhart had informed the BCCI that they would discontinue their stint with the national team after the World Cup.
Wed, June 19 2019
Physiotherapists looking after Bhuvneshwar Kumar: Shankar Basu
The Indian team is waiting for an update on the status of pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar's fitness.
Wed, June 19 2019
Virat Kohli is a teacher’s delight but a fit Mohammed Shami my biggest achievement: Shankar Basu
Mohammed Shami, in his current fit avatar, is what India's strength and conditioning coach Shankar Basu considers as his biggest achievement.
Tue, February 19 2019
Ranji team trainers may soon follow national team module
The aim is to bridge the gulf in fitness standards between the national team and the state outfits.
Wed, January 30 2019
R Sridhar reveals the secret how India have improved as a catching unit
Sridhar also praised comeback-man Hardik Pandya's stunning catch off Yuzvendra Chahal's bowling to dismiss rival captain Kane Williamson.