Can a tiny sensor placed on the bottom of a cricket bat know precisely where the ball had impacted on the bat? In cricketing terms, do you know how well have you timed your shot? This is what Spektacom answers, by drawing a batting impact-map,…
The crisp sound of the bat perfectly meeting the ball. The batsman’s perfectly still head. The high elbow. Knees bent. The ball skimming over the blades of grass. Fielders give up on the chase. The crowds oooh and aah in delight. Few shots elicit as…
You’ve come in to bat on the final day of a tightly contested test match. Chasing a massive target of 328, your team is now at 167/3 with around 50 more overs to go. You realise there is an opportunity to chase down the target…
It was the beginning of the summer of 1946 in England, and undivided India, under the captaincy of Iftikhar Ai Khan Pataudi, were all set to take on the mighty English at the Lord’s Cricket Ground. The BBC TV crew members were running helter-skelter to get…
A fun Q&A session on Cricket and Tech with Smriti Mandhana. In this episode, she discussed about her training regimes, mental preparations, and the role of technology in evolving the game. Watch till the end for an exciting rapid fire segment!
India is playing an ODI game against Australia at the Gabba. Chasing a target of 320, India is at 260/6 in the 44th over. The stylish left-hand Indian batsman, inching towards a century, looks to sweep a spinning delivery from a part time Australian off-spinner…
In the #JumboSpin series, published on Spektacom social channels, Anil Kumble answers some interesting questions from the audience on cricket, leadership, coaching, and tech. Episode 1 (Compilation) Questions: Which was your favourite innings in your cricketing career and why? How much of the game of…
Cricket as we know today is vastly different from the game played during colonial times. You might ask, what has changed? The game is still about the battle between bat and ball and the basic rules are pretty much the same. MCC (Marylebone Cricket Club)…
If you can’t measure it, you can’t improve it. Peter Drucker, a renowned expert in modern management If you need to compete at the highest levels of Indian cricket, you need to pass a stringent Yo-Yo test. It is a gruelling routine of sprints and…
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Thrilled to partner with Spektacom and use their revolutionary #powerbat technology! T20 cricket is all about power hitting and the Spektacom powersticker will be invaluable in helping me understand my game better! Smriti Mandhana
Cricket is a game of angles and you have to understand geometry to appreciate this. Duncan Fletcher, Zimbabwean cricket coach Cricket coaching has always emphasized the focus on angles, be it in biomechanics, batting, bowling, or fielding techniques. Angles with respect to body movements play…
Coaching is not about expecting miracles in a player’s performance. It is the enduring process of elevating the talent of the player to achieve and perceive miracles as mere moments on the field Cricket has evolved from the time it was a gentleman’s game that…
‘Shot’, ‘Whaddapalaya’, ‘That’s a cracking shot’, ‘The ball just raced off the bat’ – how many times have we heard commentators (and us) use these phrases (and more!) to describe a beautifully essayed cricket shot? There are so many beautiful cricket shots played that can…
Any moving element in the game can be tracked. Anything that is tracked can be measured, analysed, and improved upon. The introduction of Ball tracking brought a paradigm shift in the way cricket is analysed and played. Until then, the scoreboard is the primary source…
If there is one thing in cricket that has been the subject of furious debate ever since its introduction, it has been the introduction of computer-based tech in cricket. As technological advancements gradually progressed, the viewing experience for fans was understandably enhanced. And one of…
Cricket is not solely judged by the outcomes of the game anymore; nor is the connection with its audience solely limited to what happens on the cricket field, it is more about how the viewers and fans perceive and feel for the game. An Indian…
What is the Moneyball effect? The term refers to methods adopted by American professional baseball team Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane and assistant general manager Paul DePodesta in 2002 — methods that were a departure from the norm, when key player-based decisions were made…
England won the Cricket World Cup 2019 not by outscoring, but by outnumbering New Zealand on the boundary count. While the rules of winning the Super Over were modified later, one thing is evident - the concept of boundaries continues to remain the key Cricketainment…
PowerBat technology (Cricket Bat Sensor) uses an ultra-lightweight compact sensor sticker (PowerSticker) that can be easily placed on the back of the bat to get real time feedback on batting performance, including data on bat speed, ball impact location on the bat, twist observed on…
Cricket is a game watched by millions and loved by billions. The thrill of watching a cricket match, live, at the stadium, is unparalleled. The cheering, the vibe, the entire atmosphere infuses the entire match experience with a different energy altogether. While watching the game…
Spektacom's PowerBat tech was in action during the #PowerShotChallenge (Oct to Nov 2020) on Cricket's biggest stage - 25 of the biggest power hitters in the world cricket went head-to-head for the top spot in the leader board. *The program was broadcasted on Cricket Live…
What a flat six that was… the batsman has nailed the shot… seeing some serious power hitting, today... Power hitting in cricket is often associated more with brute force, and less with the technical parameters of the shot. It is a well-known fact that timing…
Spektacom Technologies Pvt. Ltd., the PowerBat partner for Kings XI Punjab, will work closely with the Kings XI cricket team in the IPL to provide advanced and personalized batting analytics for players BENGALURU, India, Sept. 9, 2020 -- Spektacom Technologies and Kings XI Punjab have entered…
They have the ability to turn a game on its head. Their blend of unorthodoxy with textbook cricket shots can leave the opposition bowlers confounded and frustrated. We are talking about the power-hitters, who with a combination of brute force, timing, excellent hand-eye coordination, bat…