NEW DELHI: Former South Africa captain AB de Villiers has shared his candid experience of the Bronco test, a fitness drill reportedly set to be launched by the BCCI for Indian cricketers, calling it one of the hardest assessments athletes can face.Speaking on his YouTube channel, de Villiers recalled his lengthy familiarity with the test, which measures cardio endurance and restoration potential. Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!“I actually didn’t even know when the team told me about it. I said, ‘What is a Bronco Test?’ But when they explained it to me, I knew exactly what it was. I’ve been doing it ever since I was 16 years old. Over here in South Africa, we call it the sprint repeat ability test,” he stated.The batting nice admitted the drill usually left him gasping for breath, notably in difficult situations. “It’s one of the worst you can do. I very clearly remember at the University of Pretoria, also at SuperSport Park, in the cold winter mornings of South Africa, in particular, where there’s not a lot of oxygen. The altitude here is, I think, 1,500 meters above sea level. So, not a lot of oxygen, and those lungs would burn,” de Villiers defined.His remarks come amid reviews that India’s new energy and conditioning coach Adrian le Roux has added the Bronco test to the crew’s fitness evaluations, alongside the Yo-Yo test and the 2km time trial.However, former India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin sounded a observe of warning, warning towards abrupt shifts in coaching strategies. “When the trainers change, the testing mechanism changes… players go through a lot of difficulty. In many cases, it could also lead to injuries,” Ashwin stated on his YouTube channel, urging continuity in fitness methods.The Bronco test, extensively utilized in rugby and soccer, requires gamers to finish 5 units of 20m, 40m, and 60m shuttles, totaling 1,200m.