New Delhi, Aug. 21 -- The Yo-Yo test is no longer the sole fitness benchmark for Team India. Head coach Gautam Gambhir, along with strength and conditioning coach Adrian le Roux, has set a higher bar for player fitness.

Players will now have to pass the Bronco Test, in addition to the existing benchmarks of the Yo-Yo test and the 2-km time trial.

The Bronco Test is a running drill, popularly used in rugby and other field sports to check stamina, speed and mental strength. It is simple but tough.

Players run shuttles between three markers at 20, 40 and 60 metres. They start by running 60 metres and back, then 40 metres and back and finally 20 metres and back. This forms one set.

A full test has five sets, so the total distance covered ...