London, United Kingdom — CORE Cricket today announced the appointment of Suraj Thakuria to support and lead its Global Health & Well-Being Programme, marking a significant step in the organisation’s long-term vision to build a more sustainable, athlete-first cricket ecosystem worldwide.
Suraj Thakuria is a highly regarded performance nutritionist and sports nutrition strategist, working closely with professional cricketers and elite athletes across competitive formats. He has guided more than 200 cricketers to date and currently supports leading international players including Ishant Sharma, Nitish Reddy, and Venkatesh Iyer. Alongside his applied work in elite sport, Suraj is pursuing a PhD focused on advancing evidence-based practices in sports performance and athlete nutrition.
Suraj’s methodology is grounded in developing practical, format-specific nutrition and recovery systems that align with the real-world demands of modern cricket — intense training cycles, frequent travel, and the physical and mental pressures of multi-format competition. His work focuses on improving performance consistency, accelerating recovery, enhancing endurance, and supporting long-term athlete longevity through informed decisions around nutrition, hydration, and lifestyle.
Speaking on his association with CORE Cricket, Suraj Thakuria said: “Cricket today demands far more than just skill and training. It requires a structured performance ecosystem that supports athletes behind the scenes. Through CORE Cricket, I see a powerful opportunity to integrate smart, practical nutrition and recovery systems into an athlete’s daily routine. My vision is to help cricketers train harder, recover faster, and perform consistently across formats, while empowering them to make better decisions around food, hydration, and lifestyle. Together, we can raise not just individual performance, but the overall standard of the game.”
The CORE Health & Well-Being Programme is a central pillar of CORE Cricket’s global framework, designed to support players across grassroots, elite, and corporate cricket pathways. The programme goes beyond short-term performance gains, placing equal emphasis on career longevity, resilience, education, and personal development.
With Suraj Thakuria joining the programme, CORE Cricket reinforces its commitment to redefining how athlete health, performance, and well-being are addressed within the sport — not as optional add-ons, but as foundational standards for the future of cricket.
About CORE Cricket
CORE Cricket is a global cricket development platform focused on creating a structured, compliant, and sustainable ecosystem for the game. Through certification frameworks, performance programmes, governance standards, and athlete-centric initiatives, CORE Cricket aims to elevate global standards and empower players, coaches, academies, and organisations at every level of the sport.
