How India Fought Dehydration While Fielding vs Australia In Ahmedabad Test. Not With Water | Cricket News

Fielding for nearly two days beneath the scorching solar can sap off vitality and India devised a novel means of holding themselves hydrated by having watermelons throughout the drinks break on the second day of the fourth Test towards Australia in Ahmedabad on Friday. In truth, the drinks break changed into a glorified fruit break when substitute fielder Mohammed Siraj carried a plate stuffed with juicy minimize watermelons onto the sphere. Those who has been related to the Indian groups over time could not bear in mind if watermelons had been consumed throughout drinks break.

“It’s perhaps another way of keeping yourself hydrated in this dry heat. If you see, it’s been very hot even during last part of evening on both days. Apart from electrolyte mixed drinks which help maintain the pH level in the body, juicy fruits does help in both hydration as well energizing in extreme conditions,” a supply near the group instructed PTI.

Eating fruits is not new and usually one finds the quick bowlers having a chunk or two of banana on the boundary line after an extended spell.

“Fast bowlers don’t operate on heavy stomach but you lose a lot of energy and body fluids after maybe a five or six over spell. Hence a bite or two of banana or energy bar helps. But yes, during my playing days or even after that, never heard of watermelons being served on the field. That’s a new for me,” a former India quick bowler, who retired some years again, stated.

It’s additionally about whether or not the actual kind of fruit is accessible in a selected metropolis.

But little doubt, watermelon actually was Indian group’s fruit of labour.

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