Smart Batting (3)

Spektacom Revolutionising Cricket through AI 

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,…

By Spekfolks

The Perfect Cover Drive | Can You Play It?

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…

By Akhila Ranganna

Decoding the Cricket Field Placement for Smart Batting

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…

By Sooryanarayanan Balasubramanian