Quick Tip: How to Start the Season Well
This week's quick tip is courtesy of a question from Neil in Mumbai:
"I play school and club cricket. I have also played the MCA tournament with the state players. My cricket tournament are starting on 10 October. As it is still rainy here the wickets will be quite damp. Please can you give some advice to handle the tough situation, and score big runs in the begining of this new season?"
Ryan Maron Batting Tips: Running Between the Wickets
This interactive diagram is part of a series from Ryan Maron's Cricket School of Excellence. This time we look at running between the wickets
Ryan Maron - the former Western Province player - is one of South Africa’s leading coaches, running his famous Cricket School of Excellence in Cape Town for over 10 years as well as being Head coach of the University of Cape Town.
Cricket Show 181: Competition Winner
This week’s winner of the Cricket Show podcast question competition is Vijay. He wins a free coaching course from PitchVision Academy.
"We recently had a fielding session in which we practiced diving , but as soon as we started I got badly bruised when I dived because I didn't know how to make a proper dive. What is the correct technique for diving & cushioning the impact?"
Listen to the panel’s answer to his question here.
To enter your own question for the chance to win your choice of online coaching course send your questions in here.
The Harbajan Method: How to Bowl Off Spin in Twenty20
Harbhajan Singh returned to International stardom with 4-12 against England. He was supposed to be a fill-in bowler but he bamboozled English batters.
How did he do it?
He took two cricket clichés and turned them on their heads, using the mantras of accuracy and variety in 24 balls.
Harbhajan spent his time away from the India squad rebuilding his confidence in county cicket, and it showed. He was out of the spotlight and returned to his successful method.
Quick Tip: How do I Form a Trigger Move
Here is a question I got from Ashish:
"How do I form the trigger movement that suits me?"
When batting, trigger moves are a hot topic, but the fact is that it doesn't matter as much as you think.
Cricket Show 180: Competition Winner
This week’s winner of the Cricket Show podcast question competition is Brenden. He wins a free coaching course from PitchVision Academy.
"I followed with interest the articles and discussion on range / target hitting, and also did a session with our seniors who thoroughly enjoyed it. But, having watched a T20 on TV, the lack of boundaries, let alone 6s, made me wonder why professionals practise target / range hitting of 'length' balls, when they rarely, or as in last night’s game, never, face that delivery in the competitive environment. Much is made of purposeful practise and transferring match skills to practise and vice versa, yet I find this somewhat contradicts this, especially at international level. Surely there should be more emphasis on hitting the back of a length, slower ball variations and other deliveries likely to be faced in match situation?"
Listen to the panel’s answer to his question here.
To enter your own question for the chance to win your choice of online coaching course send your questions in here.
How to Make the Most of Twenty20 Tournaments
As part of our Twenty20 series to line up with the ICC World Twenty20, we take a video look at how to make the most of a T20 tournament as a young player.
In this video, I catch up with Gary Palmer as he coaches his Under 14 Academy players at a week-long tournament with up to 2 games a day.
Cricket Show 179: Competition Winner
This week’s winner of the Cricket Show podcast question competition is Pallav. He wins a free coaching course from PitchVision Academy.
"My name is Pallav and i play for Assam in the Indian First Class Circuit.I believe you and your website have helped me get to where i m today and i am very much thankful to you for that. Over the past year, I have got lots of 20's and 30's and have not converted them to the kind of scores i would like. Initially,i thought these are just numbers and if i keep my process right,the big scores will come but since they have become the norm for me now, I am a bit clueless to be honest."
Listen to the panel’s answer to his question here.
To enter your own question for the chance to win your choice of online coaching course send your questions in here.
Putting on a Show: What India's Practice Teaches You About Being A Showstopping Cricketer
Playing cricket is a show.
Even when India are playing meaningless warm up matches before the World T20, millions are gripped to the outcome. The fans don't want to see a workmanlike, efficient performance either.
We want drama and showmanship.
We want players who can do things about which we only dream.
And it's exactly the same at your level; you have to put on a show. It's the only way to raise the roof.
Cricket Show 178: Competition Winner
This week’s winner of the Cricket Show podcast question competition is Tom. He wins a free coaching course from PitchVision Academy.
"Hi guys! Thankyou for answering my question. I have concentrated very hard on seam position and the balls lands on the seam facing first slip, do you think that's a good angle? I'm only 14 so I'm not bowling at a orthodox pace most spinners have: I bowl at around 37 mph. What do you think of the pace I bowl? I beat the bat quite a bit, not many edges behind though. I've taken 51 wickets this year, top of the whole club. The season is going really well."
Listen to the panel’s answer to his question here.
To enter your own question for the chance to win your choice of online coaching course send your questions in here.
