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Cricket Australia disclosed on thursday that Steve Smith is following “concussion protocols”which are key for his upcoming IPL season and asserted that it is ”not willing” to compromise with the fitness of the Rajasthan Royals skipper.
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CA said it is working in tandem with RR to ensure his smooth return to competitive action after missing the entire England ODI series due to the concussion suffered during training.
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”Cricket Australia has strict protocols when it comes to head impacts and concussions and, as we’ve seen over the last 12 months, we’re not willing to compromise on those,” CA’s head of sports science Alex Kountouris said in a statement.
CONCLUSION
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”Steve is making progress and working with our medical team through the concussion protocols required to return to play,” he added
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”The conservative management of Steve through this injury is consistent with our approach to put the player’s welfare first, as we did with him during the Ashes last year,” Kountouris said.
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We have done a lot of research over the last few years to better understand head impacts and concussions specific to cricket, and that has helped up in how we manage our players.
