Cricket Yo-Yo Test Results
The yo-yo test is becoming a popular assessment of cricket players, and even some teams are using the test as a selection standard. It was mandatory to pass the yo-yo test to play in the national team for India and also for many of the IPL teams, but in 2024 this requirement was removed.
The yo-yo test is also part of the fitness testing protocols for many other national cricket teams, but not necessarily part of the selection process.
The yo-yo test was first introduced into the Indian Cricket Team by the strength and conditioning Coach Shankar Basu in 2017. The benchmark that Indian cricketers needed to achieve was 16.1 (and there was talk of increasing it to 17). Some online sources list higher standards for other cricket teams: 19 for England and New Zealand and 17.4 for West Indies, Sri Lanka and Pakistan (this figures regularly change).
The results below are collated from various sources online, and the accuracy of the test results cannot be confirmed. It is usually not noted whether the yo-yo intermittent recovery test level 1 or 2 is used, so this list unfortunately may be a mixture of both. See also the Yo-Yo test top performances list (all sports)
Indian Cricket Team
Virat Kohli is well-known for setting a high benchmark for fitness within the Indian cricket team, and has a top score of 19 in the Yo-Yo test. In July 2018, uncapped player Mayank Dagar (part of the IPL Kings XI Punjab side and nephew of former India cricketer Virender Sehwag) scored 19.3, beating the record of Manish Pandey who had a top score of 19.2 achieved in 2017.
Some top scores for Indian cricketers reported online
| score | player | notes |
|---|---|---|
| 21.1 | Mayank Agarwal | https://crictoday.com/cricket/daily-cricket-news/watch-mayank-agarwal-outperforms-virat-kohli-in-yo-yo-test/ Sept 2023 |
| 19.4 | Ahmed Banday | J&K Ranji trophy opening batsman. Achieved in 2018 according to https://www.greaterkashmir.com/ |
| 19.3 | Mayank Dagar | |
| 19.2 | Manish Pandey | |
| 19 | Hardik Pandya | https://www.sportskeeda.com/cricket/ashish-nehra-discloses-yoyo-test-score-explains-why-easier-him |
| 19 | Virat Kohli | |
| 18.5 | Ashish Nehra | |
| 18.3 | Mandeep Singh | The Punjab cricketer achieved this score in 2023 when he was 31 years old. from crictracker.com "Mandeep Singh believes age not a barrier to fitness and skills in cricket" |
| 17.2 | Rishabh Pant | Young Wicket-keeper batman |
| 17 | Siddharth Manimaran (Tamil Nadu) | from "Cheepauk Super Gillies player gives his verdict on KKR spinner Siddharth Manimaran" August 22, 2020 |
Pakistan Cricket Team
Here are the highest reported scores for players from the Pakistan cricket team. The yo-yo test benchmark for Pakistani cricket players is 17.4. In 2024, the PCB announced that the yo-yo test will again be used for testing players, and those who fail the mandatory fitness tests will face consequences, including being dropped from both national and regional teams.
| score | player | notes |
|---|---|---|
| 22.1 | Shan Masood | (1) |
| 22.1 | Muhammad Rizwan | (1) |
| 21.1 | Asad Shafiq | (1) |
| 21 | Muhammad Rizwan | fitness tests conducted at the National Cricket Academy, April 2018 (4) |
| 20.7 | Muhammad Asghar | (1) |
| 20 | Hasan Ali | Test conducted during a training camp on September 2 ahead of the Asia Cup 2018 (2) |
| 19 | Fawad Alam | fitness tests conducted at the National Cricket Academy, April 2018 (4) |
| 18.2 | Sarfraz Ahmed | Pakistan skipper, personal best score. Test conducted during a training camp on September 2 ahead of the Asia Cup 2018 (2) |
| 18 | Babar Azam | fitness tests conducted at the National Cricket Academy, April 2018 (4) |
| 18 | Fakhar Zaman | fitness tests conducted at the National Cricket Academy, April 2018 (4) |
| 17.8 | Shoaib Malik | (3) |
| 17.2 | Imad Wasim | (3) |
sources:
- published 24/8/2017 on https://propakistani.pk
- from the dailyhunt.in Sept 3, 2018
- from: https://timesofislamabad.com/03-Sep-2018/pakistan-cricket-team-fitness-test-interesting-results-with-topper-and-failures-of-yo-yo-test
- from: https://www.dawn.com/news/1400760
Sri Lankan Cricket Team
Like most of the other international cricket teams, the Sri Lanka team has to pass a certain level on the yo-yo test, though the 2km run may replace this as the standard fitness test..
| rank | score | player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19.2 | Maheesh Theekshana |
| 2 | 18.1+ | Angelo Mathews |
sources:
- Maheesh Theekshana. achieved this level in 2020. https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/new-lankan-mystery-theekshana-all-set-to-carry-mendis-legacy-of-unconventional-spin-forward-at-the-t20-wc-7582170
- Angelo Mathews. In the article it says he has run more than 18.1 http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2018/12/02/sports/truth-behind-karunaratne%E2%80%99s-appointment-vice-captain
England Cricket Team
The player in the English team with the best result in the yo-yo test is Alastair Cook.
| rank | score | player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22.3 | Alastair Cook |
| 2 | 21.8 | Jonny Bairstow |
| 3 | 21.1 | Joe Root |
sources:
- Alastair Cook. results from team testing video. In another video, in July 2018, aged 33, Cook led the English team in their testing, achieving 22.2 (3080 meters).
- Jonny Bairtsow. results from team testing video.
- Joe Root. results from team testing video.
Female cricketer Beth Langston topped the testing results from the national team testing, with a score of 19.1 (2080 meters), from video published on YouTube 9 Jun 2018.
Australian Cricket Team
| rank | score | player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20.6 | Steve O'Keefe |
| 2 | 20.1 | Michael Clarke |
| 3 | 19.2 | Doug Bollinger |
sources:
- Steve O'Keefe. from video of Australia Cricket fitness testing, Sept 2010.
- Michael Clarke. from video of Australia Cricket fitness testing, Sept 2010.
- Doug Bollinger. Australian fast bowler. achieved after a fitness program following being dropped from the test team. (from the Cooma Express online, Jan 2011)
West Indies Cricket Team
West Indies players hoping to gain selection for the regional team will have to meet a new fitness benchmark set by Cricket West Indies (CWI). (from Jan 9, 2019). The minimum score a player required in the Yo-Yo test to be eligible for selection to the West Indies men's team is 40 (the same as 17-4). The score is lower for members of the women's team.
| rank | score | player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20.6 | Chemar Holder |
sources:
- Chemar Holder. from article in barbadostoday, April 2, 2020. "Holder is the fittest cricketer in the West Indies after being graded at 65 on the yo-yo test". A score of 65 is equivalent to 20-6 on the YYIR1
Bangladesh Cricket Team
The Bangladesh Cricket Team were set a standard of 17-18 on the yo-yo test, though after a short time they reverted back to using the beep test as the fitness benchmark, as most cricketers were not accustomed to yo-yo test.
In January 2021 Nick Lee, Bangladesh Cricket Board's head of physical performance, has brought back the yo-yo test as the standard metric to measure fitness levels in the country's elite cricketers, to come in line with most other national teams. A benchmark of 18.6 has been set.
| rank | score | player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22.1 | Al-Amin Hossain |
| 2 | 21.1 | Nihaduzzaman |
| 3 | 19.5 | Najmul Hossain Shanto |
| 4 | 19.1 | Shahadat Hossain |
| 5 | 19 | Tanzim Hasan Sakib |
| 6 | 19 | Mehedi Hasan Miraz |
| 7 | 17.1 | Nasir Hossain |
sources:
- Al-Amin Hossain. Bangladeshi fast bowler, from the article https://www.bdcrictime.com/cricketers-complete-yo-yo-test-trial-al-amin-shows-surprise/
- Nihaduzzaman, bowler in the Bangladesh Premier League. Score mentioned in the article https://www.bdcrictime.com/nasir-passes-yo-yo-test-with-eye-catching-score/
- Najmul Hossain Shanto , top order batsman. Top score in testing performed August 2023. https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/cricket/news/shanto-scores-highest-yo-yo-fitness-test-3385576
- Shahadat Hossain, fast bowler. March 17, 2021. https://www.bdcrictime.com/shahadat-passes-yo-yo-test-with-surprising-score/
- Tanzim Hasan Sakib, pace bowler. One of the top scores in fitness testing performed August 2023. https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/cricket/news/shanto-scores-highest-yo-yo-fitness-test-3385576
- Mehedi Hasan Miraz, all-rounder. One of the top scores in fitness testing performed August 2023. https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/cricket/news/shanto-scores-highest-yo-yo-fitness-test-3385576
- Nasir Hossain. Bangladeshi all-rounder. Score mentioned in the article https://www.bdcrictime.com/nasir-passes-yo-yo-test-with-eye-catching-score/
South Africa
South African Kagiso Rabada averages 19.2 in his latest yo-yo test, which puts him on par with AB deVilliers and Dale Steyn on a good day (from an article on http://www.sport24.co.za, 13 Nov 2016).
United States
US Cricket have a yo-yo test standard of 16.1 expected of all national players
More Resources
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