Indian cricket team’s former strength and conditioning coach Ramji Srinivasan has closely worked with legendary wicketkeeper-batsman MS Dhoni both at the International level and in the IPL too.
The trainer was with the Dhoni-led Chennai Super King (CSK) up till the IPL 2019 and he has full confidence in the legendary cricketer’s skills despite growing criticism on the skipper’s form and reflexes in the ongoing 13th edition of the IPL 2020 in the UAE.
The CSK skipper has been struggling to find a rhythm in the ongoing IPL 2020 and Srinivasan said it is just a matter of warming up and getting into the groove than reflexes for the legendary cricketer since he hasn’t played any form of cricket for more than 12 months.
The former trainer still believes that Dhoni can still compete with some of the top racing drivers when it comes to reflexes while claiming that the former India captain has a reflex time of a mere 0.32 seconds, which is as good as it gets on a cricket field.
In an exclusive interview with ANI, Srinivasan said: “Did you see him stumping Prithvi Shaw? That is what comes with reflex. He has a reflex of .32 seconds which is top quality. Some of the racing drivers around the world have the same timing if you calculate. The range for top athletes is .30 seconds to .45 seconds. The lesser the better. The elite racers will be below the .30 sec mark.”
On being asked if a player can work on his reflexes, Ramji said: “You have exercises which help you improve your reflexes. Just like you work on your fitness, you can also work on your reflexes.”
He signed off by saying, “There are specific exercises that help you do that, and knowing MS, he will do that the moment he sees the need to improve further. After all, cricket is more about reflex and hand-eye coordination than physicality. There are four modes -- proactive, reactive, reflex, and multi-tasking and peripheral awareness.”
(With ANI Inputs)
