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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

It is Time to Draw the Pitchmap on Your Cricket Bat

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…

By Sooryanarayanan Balasubramanian

The Science of Power Hitting in Cricket

Every cricketer, be it a kid playing in the narrow streets of Mumbai to an international cricketer playing in the IPL, loves hitting boundaries. The idea of “Speed” and “Power” brings a new excitement to the game, and has penetrated into all aspects of cricket…

By Sooryanarayanan Balasubramanian