start the district cricket league players for the state team would have been selected on the bases of their performance in the district leagues however that seems unlikely this year it looks like we will again resort to the trial system which had been the norm the past two seasons said mishrainternational shuttler from dehradun lakshya sen said that while he was trying to make the best use of the time at home the lockdown had certainly dampened spirits a lot of major tournaments including india open malaysia open and others got cancelled due to covid19 performance in these tournaments could have been a players entry ticket to the tokyo olympics sen explainedabout his lockdown routine the 19yearold said that players follow a schedule given by coaches and further instructions are passed on through whatsapp i am currently doing lots of skipping and strength training at home to stay fit i am focusing on body weight training too sen added almoras aditi bhatt another international badminton player from the state said that her skill training had taken a back seat as far as the skill set is concerned not much is happening apart from a little bit of wall practice as we are confined to our flat and there isnt much space the 17yearold shuttler saidmy day starts with rehab training as i am nursing an ankle injury later during gym session the focus is mostly on strength training the asian badminton championship junior was supposed to take place in june but it is likely to be postponed so a lot of matchpractice wont happen this year bhatt added mountaineers tashi and nungshi malik who have scaled the mount everest together and completed the adventurers grand slam which includes climbing the highest peak in each one of the seven continents and traveling to the north and south poles on foot say they are doing fitness training indoors tashi and i are currently home with our grandmother being outdoor lovers we miss spending time in nature but are mindful of the risks we have had to cancel several future commitments however we have set a strict schedule for ourselves we spend time creating training and meditating at home right from 530 am we are focusing on a mix of cardio strength and agility programs every week with a day or two of rest nungshi malik saidthe sisters are also making use of this time to learn new skills we are cooking a new dish every day and spending time in the garden learning more about the soil and treatment of plants were also doing webinars to exchange notes on latest climbing techniques with our friends from around the world every day we call people we think might be struggling with mental health issuesfootballer anirudh thapa 22 a midfielder for india said while he was working on his fitness at home his skill training has totally stopped since the lockdown right now i can only do indoor exercises and focus on the