ALL ABOUT THE YO YO TEST IN CRICKET.
                     ALL ABOUT  
THE YO YO 
TEST IN 
CRICKET
 This test is basically a variation of the Beep test which is a 
running aerobic fitness routine that Indian cricketers 
undertook in the past. 
 This is a grueling routine and has two sets of cones which 
are placed 20 meters apart. 
WHAT IS THE 
YO-YO TEST?
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 Once the beep is sounded, an athlete has to reach the 
marker on the other side by the time the next beep 
shrieks. 
 He then has to turn around and rush back to mark from 
where he started the run.
EVALUATION
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 The frequency of the beeps keeps on increasing with every 
round - and a player is considered to be successful in the 
test after they finish the run to the cone and back. 
 There is a gap of about seven seconds between each trip.
SUCCESSFUL 
IN THE TEST
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 The test starts with a player kicking off his jog at a speed 
of level 5, which consists of one shuttle. 
 Subsequently, the next speed level, which is 9, also 
consists of one shuttle. 
 The next speed level is 11 and this has two shuttles while 
level 12 has three and level 13 four. There are eight 
shuttles per level from 14 upwards.
TEST LEVELS
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 In the existing form, level 23 is the highest speed level in a 
yo-yo test. 
 It should be mentioned here that each shuttle covers a 
distance of 40 meters and hence, the total distance is an 
aggregate of distance covered at every speed level.
SPEED LEVEL
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 The player in the routine gets ten seconds to recover 
between two shuttles. 
 Also, he will keep a first warning at any point when he fails 
to reach the first cone.
WARNING
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 Cricket teams have different speed levels as qualifying 
marks. Currently, India have set 16:1 as the qualifying 
speed level.
 This means it is mandatory for their players to finish the 
QUALIFYING first shuttle of speed level 16, which when translated to an accumulated distance of 1120 meters.
SPEED LEVEL 
IN INDIA
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 Pakistan’s minimum level is now 17:4; West Indies are at 
19, and New Zealand have the highest level which is set at 
QUALIFYING 20:1.
SPEED LEVEL 
IN OTHER 
COUNTRIES
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 It doesn’t take in account the cricketing ability. Also, one 
needs to be at a certain level of fitness to take part in the 
test. 

SHOULD YO-YO So it can’t be the ultimate test of one’s sports ability.
TEST BE 
MANDATORY?
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 Yo-Yo made its way into Indian cricket in 2017 but it has 
been one of the most used fitness parameters for different 
sports around the globe. 
 In football, hockey and rugby, the Yo-Yo test is a mandatory 
YO-YO IN feature.
OTHER 
SPORTS
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