Abstract
ABSTRACT Cricket injury has become a significant issue in recent times with many high profile players getting injured during the game. Injury surveillance programs have recently been started and have documented a high injury rate in fast bowlers. One of the most tasking player positions in cricket is wicketkeeping; despite the best protective wear used by them, the nature of the game would imply a high attrition rate due to injury. We looked at the published literature and our own experience, and found little documented data for this subgroup of players. The types of injury recorded and the problems therein are discussed; it is proposed that future focus should be on short-term analysis of injury profiles so as to improve preventive methods, and long-term evaluation of overuse injury or degenerative changes in the body due to the prolonged abnormal posture maintained by wicketkeepers. How to cite this article Dhillon MS, Prabhakar S, Raj N. The Wicketkeeper and Injury. J Postgrad Med Edu Res 2013;47(2):99-102.
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