Bengaluru, Aug. 9 -- Board of Control for Cricket in India's Centre of Excellence (CoE) head VVS Laxman said the facility has a broader responsibility than merely rehabilitating injured players and stressed the importance of monitoring systems in preventing and managing injuries.

Addressing a press conference in Bengaluru, Laxman said injuries are an inevitable part of a sportsperson's career and ruled out assigning blame when players suffer setbacks.

"CoE is not a rehab centre. There's a bigger responsibility and mandate given by the BCCI," Laxman said.

"Injuries are part and parcel of any player's career. That's why the monitoring system is very critical. And we don't use the term blame; then we will be trying to find scapegoats," he...