There has been a lot of controversy surrounding the Yo-Yo Test around the Indian cricket team. Many players who have been in brilliant form in the domestic circuit, as well as the IPL, have been not selected for the national as well as the A teams because they did not meet the minimum fitness protocol set by the Indian team management.
This has led to some people calling the strict protocol unfair as they believe form should be the first parameter which should lead to the selection of a player in a side. Ambati Rayudu and Sanju Samson, arguably two of the best Indian performers with the bat in the IPL got selected and then dropped from the India and the A teams as they could not meet the minimum mark of 16.1 set by the BCCI, which is mandatory for the players to meet if they want to be a part of the squad.
But according to a recent report in trusted newspaper Mumbai Mirror, the minimum marks prescribed by the BCCI in the Yo-Yo Test is very lenient and the least of all the top teams in international cricket.
Here we take a look at what the minimum requirements are for a player of other international teams, to pass the Yo-Yo Test and be selected for their teams.
The report in the Mumbai Mirror suggests that Australia are very strict when it comes to maintaining their fitness standard and are their players have to go through a rigorous drill, in order to clear the Yo-Yo test.
The minimum score for an Australian cricketer to clear the Yo-Yo test is 19.
Australia
New Zealand too like their Trans-Tasmanian rivals are very firm when it comes to the fitness of their players.
Like Australia, the minimum scored required of a New Zealander to clear the Yo-Yo test is 19.
New Zealand
England also follows the protocol set by their English and Kiwi counterparts and the minimum requirement for an English player to pass the Yo-Yo Test is 19.
England
South Africa have always prided on their reputation of being the best fielding side in the world, which is all down to their exceptional fitness levels.
When it comes to the Yo-Yo Test, the minimum requirement to clear it for a South African player is 18.5.
South Africa
Even Sri Lanka who are not exactly known as one of the best fielding sides in the world has a higher minimum requirement which their players need to abide by to clear the Yo-Yo test.
The minimum score to clear the Yo-Yo Test for Sri Lankans is 17.4.
Sri Lanka
Pakistan too who are widely derided as the worst fielding side in the world among the top sides have a high requirement when it comes to their players and the Yo-Yo Test.
Pakistani players need to score a minimum of 17.4 points in order to clear the Yo-Yo Test.
Pakistan
