Basu Shanker

Basu Shanker (born 3 August 1968) is an Indian performance coach. He was the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach of the India national cricket team.[1][2] He trained top athletes, including Virat Kohli, Ravichandran Ashwin, Dipika Pallikal Karthik and Dinesh Karthik.[3] He is the strength and conditioning coach of the Royal Challengers Bangalore.

Career

In the 1980s and 1990s, Basu was a sprinter. His quest towards excellence led him to the fitness field in the 1990s. He is now regarded as one of the best strength and conditioning coaches in the world and the most sought after coach.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

Personal life

Basu was born on 3 August 1968 into a Brahmin family in Chennai. His parents wer Shanker Narayanan and Shantha Shanker. He is married to Anurita Basu and has a son and daughter. His son Arjun Basu is also a strength and conditioning coach and he earned a Master’s Degree from Leeds Beckett University. His daughter is Shruthi Basu.

References
  1. "'Fitness is the new religion' - News - BCCI.tv". www.bcci.tv. Retrieved 2016-10-19.
  2. contentteam (2015-07-24). "Fitness coach Shankar Basu joins Team India support staff | www.royalchallengers.com". www.royalchallengers.com. Retrieved 2016-10-19.
  3. "Djokovic can take tips from Kohli on fitness: Basu". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 2016-10-19.
  4. Kumar, K. C. Vijaya. "Shankar Basu, the man behind fit India". Sportstar. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  5. Ragav, S. Dipak. "Difficult to get a student like Kohli: former India trainer Shanker Basu". Sportstar. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  6. DelhiNovember 30, India Today Web Desk New; November 30, 2019UPDATED:; Ist, 2019 21:42. "Believe it or not! Virat Kohli 'had to put on fat' to prepare for rigours of Test cricket". India Today. Retrieved 2020-07-07.CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. "My biggest achievement is a fit Mohammed Shami: trainer Shankar Basu". The Hindu. PTI. 2019-06-19. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2020-07-07.CS1 maint: others (link)
  8. "How an ex-sprinter inspired a cult of athleticism that helped make India the world's best cricket team". www.newstatesman.com. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  9. "Virat Kohli reflects on his and Team India's fitness transformation". Circle Of Cricket. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  10. Sharma, Avinash (2019-06-19). "Hardik Pandya can eat an elephant, yet he will always look thin: India's strength and conditioning coach Shankar Basu". www.mykhel.com. Retrieved 2020-07-07.


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