Fielding for nearly two days underneath the scorching solar can sap off power and India devised a novel manner of conserving themselves hydrated by having watermelons through the drinks break on the second day of the fourth Test in opposition to Australia in Ahmedabad on Friday. In reality, the drinks break become a glorified fruit break when substitute fielder Mohammed Siraj carried a plate filled with juicy reduce watermelons onto the sector. Those who has been related to the Indian groups through the years could not bear in mind if watermelons had been consumed throughout drinks break.

“It’s perhaps another way of keeping yourself hydrated in this dry heat. If you see, it’s been very hot even during last part of evening on both days. Apart from electrolyte mixed drinks which help maintain the pH level in the body, juicy fruits does help in both hydration as well energizing in extreme conditions,” a supply near the crew advised PTI.

Eating fruits is not new and usually one finds the quick bowlers having a chew or two of banana on the boundary line after a protracted spell.

“Fast bowlers don’t operate on heavy stomach but you lose a lot of energy and body fluids after maybe a five or six over spell. Hence a bite or two of banana or energy bar helps. But yes, during my playing days or even after that, never heard of watermelons being served on the field. That’s a new for me,” a former India quick bowler, who retired some years again, stated.

It’s additionally about whether or not the actual kind of fruit is accessible in a selected metropolis.

But little question, watermelon actually was Indian crew’s fruit of labour.

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