Aussie cricket star Scott Boland reveals how he almost ruined his cricket career by making one TINY change to his workout routine
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Australian bowler Scott Boland has revealed how a small tweak to his workout routine in the gym almost ruined his cricket career by seriously injuring his knees. Boland, 35, is preparing to make a triumphant return to the Test team in front of his home MCG crowd on Boxing Day, three years after his outstanding debut at the famous ground in 2021.
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However, the paceman has had a shocking year struggling with knee and heel injuries that have left him sidelined from the sport he loves. Boland says the trouble started when he decided to change his preparation for a T20 match in January wile playing for the Melbourne Stars in the Big Bash League.
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'It was pretty much my fault because I changed a little thing in my gym program to just feel a bit more explosive going into those three T20 games I played,' Boland told News Corp. 'My body felt good during that (first) game, so I just kept doing these weighted jumps in the gym and they're just not good for your knees.
Scott Boland almost (pictured playing for Australia against India in Adelaide this month) almost derailed his career by adding weighted jumps to his workout routine. Boland says he made the switch because he wanted to be a bit more explosive - but he only ended up injuring himself.
'I didn't really have a build-up to them. I just went straight into doing and doing and doing it. Then my knee got a bit sore, my foot got a bit sore. 'So it's just tendon related. So now I know that I've sort of spoken about it a lot with S&Cs [strength and conditioning staff], that we've still had a plan to bring those in but it's just to manage my body better.'.
