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The Angles that Matter in Your Batting

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…

By Sooryanarayanan Balasubramanian

Dissecting a Perfect Cricket Shot

‘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…

By Akhila Ranganna