Cricket can be played both socially and competitively, by males and females of all ages. While competitive cricket is mostly played on a field, cricket just for fun can be played in backyards, parks, streets or on the beach. You only need a couple of friends, a bat, a ball and something that represents wickets. To play competitively, consider joining a local club. 

Physical fitness is a very key component to develop for being a successful cricketer. In cricket game you’ll experience long rest intervals with short bursts of high intensity. As a result, specific components of fitness are essential for a high-level of cricket performance.

Follow key areas where every cricketer should nourish and train his/her body to get desired outcome from every practice session and cricket match.

Strength

Your ability to apply force using a single muscle or combination of muscle groups defines Strength. In cricket your strength plays an important role in preventing chronic and acute injuries and in increasing your performance. Weight lifting exercises can strength your body and can be achieved with traditional weight lifting and exercises such as squats, lunges, presses and Olympic lifts.

Power and Accuracy

The fitness component of accuracy refers to your ability to control movements in a specific direction or specific intensity. Similar to coordination, you can improve your accuracy through repeated practice. Power is your ability to apply a maximum amount of force in a minimum amount of time. Improving your power can be achieved by improving your strength with strength training, Olympic lifts, plyometrics and speed training. In cricket your accuracy and power are essential fitness components for bowling and batting.

Flexible Body

Flexibility can be improved with stretching after your practice sessions or strength and conditioning workouts. It is a common fitness component and refers to your ability to maximize the range of motion of your joints and muscles. With improved flexibility you can also improve your speed, agility and other fitness components.

Stamina and Endurance

Cricket involves continuous changes from high intensity to rest. During the periods of high intensity, it’s critical that you use energy quickly for maximum speed, strength and power output. Stamina refers to your body’s ability to process, deliver, store and utilize energy, which is an essential fitness component of cricket. Matches can last anywhere from one hour to several hours. As a result, endurance is a fitness component that can improve your performance. Endurance involves the ability of your cardiovascular and respiratory systems to gather, process and deliver oxygen to working tissues and muscles.

 Speed

Speed is your ability to repeat movements in a short time frame, and cricket players use speed while running on offense and defence. You can build and improve your speed using plyometric exercises, shuttle sprints or speed workouts.

Hand Eye Coordination and Agility

Muscle memory is the term heavily used in  sports these days. The ability to field, throw and hit requires a high-level of coordination and agility. Coordination in cricket refers to your ability to combine several complex movement patterns into one smooth movement. You can improve your coordination through repeated practice sessions reinforcing proper mechanics. Agility refers to your ability to minimise the transition time between movements. In cricket you use agility while playing defence and running the bases to score a run.

General Aspects of Captaincy
Sound knowledge of the Laws of Cricket
• Should be able to discuss, advise and assist his teammates on matters of general tactics..
• Should strive, by his own good example, both on and off the field, to obtain the respect, loyalty and confidence of his players
• Must inspire optimism in his, team
• Encouragement given to his players will create confidence and much enthusiasm
• Should observe the character and temperament of his players
• Unselfishness must be an outstanding characteristic

Tactics, leadership and captaincy play a major role in Australian cricket at senior and youth levels for both players and coaches. It is the responsibility of the club coach to schedule productive~ time to develop skill, understanding and effective practical applications of those key elements. There is no single correct way to captain a side. Captains have to respond to all types of situations. What can be helpful is knowing how others have handled situations. The most important principle to remember when captaining a cricket team is to keep it simple and don’t complicate matters. After that it’s a matter of gaining the other players’ respect (the most important asset for a captain), playing well yourself, having a little touch of good fortune at the right time, and success will come your way. As in all other walks of life being a successful cricket captain is to have nice balance of ability and common sense.

The mental game in cricket separates the best players from the rest, whether it be at International, Club or School level.
In professional sport it has long been understood that the best players know how to think, strategize and manage their emotions optimally, so that they can express themselves through their physical and technical skills. That’s what makes them winners!
At P2G Cricket Academy, our primary focus will be on how Cricket Mental Training can improve all cricketers’ allowing them to perform with clarity, calmness and optimal focus.
Our goal is to demystify some of the mystery around sports psychology and the mental side of the game to make them the best cricket possibly they can.
Also, to make cricket mental skills training a field that is evidence based, grounded in fact and accessible to players and even parents who want to know the right thing to say to their child at the right time.