The second you pick a cricket ball and decide to become a fast bowler, you knowingly sign up for a journey that will see you spend a reasonable amount of time and money on hospitals and rehab centres.

Imagine a genuine quick running in at full speed before landing on their front foot to deliver a ball down to the other end.

Many strength and conditioning coaches and biomechanical experts compare this movement to a minor car crash, as fast bowling can have similar effects on the body.

"Fast bowling is a very unnatural motion," former Indian team's strength and conditioning coach Ramji Srinivasan tells DHoS. "It is about creating momentum, acceleration, braking and deceleration. It is not a standard human movement, something the body is not designed to perform on a daily basis.”

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