Sitting at home, you will now know the fitness and stress levels of cricket players on the field at any point during the match. The Indian Cricket League (ICL) is for the first time using global positioning system (GPS) technology in domestic cricket anywhere in the world.
The facility is not just tracking players’ exact position on the field, distance traveled, speed kept and direction of travel, but will also shortly broadcast the entire real time data to millions of TV viewing people across the world.
Developed recently by GPSports, Australia, this device combines global positions system and heart rate technologies to even calculate players’ body loads (stress levels on the field) and is being used by top sports science institutions in the world.
At Tau Devi Lal stadium, this technology has been in operation since yesterday; broadcast will begin in two days. The device is being worn by two players on each contesting sides. GPSports has already profiled two players yesterday using what they call “WiSPI” GPS units. Till now, Shreyas Khanolkar, a bowler with Mumbai Champs, has turned out the fittest player., speed wise.
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