The Inner Secrets of Elite IPL Academy Run by Rajasthan Royals Coach

PitchVision Academy are delighted to announce How to Become a Cricketer, the total guide to achieving your cricket dreams - from IPL to Test cricket - from respected Rajasthan Royals coach, Monty Desai.

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We are delighted that Monty has chosen to let PitchVision into his elite Mumbai Academy to see first hand how he and his team turn raw talented cricketers into polished IPL, state and International heros.

Over 4 days filming Monty gave us access all areas to the Academy with a huge waiting list and with players flocking for trials every week. And rightly so, as Monty has coached worldwide, achieved the coveted ECB Level 4 award and is a coach in the Rajasthan Royals, giving him unprecedented knowledge of what it takes to reach the highest level.

In these videos, you'll finally learn:

This week's winner of the Cricket Show podcast question competition is Ryan. He wins a free coaching course from PitchVision Academy.

The winning question was,

"I'm interested to know your thoughts on field settings for spinners in one day cricket and how to deal with the middle over periods as well as powerplays and being able to attack but not go for too many runs."

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Cricket is a game of conventions. That's one of it's strengths. It's also one of it's weaknesses.

Things we have always considered to be correct and true are turning out to be less than universal. The world is changing fast. For a sport that is hundreds of years old and steeped in tradition, that's not always comfortable.

The transition from indoor - with the ball coming on to the bat, being able to hit on the up - to outdoor surfaces with slower decks, seam and variable bounce is a tricky one for any batter.

Here is an indoor drill (elements can also be used outdoors) to help batsmen build skill and a precise mental approach.

It really works.

Here's a simple way to adapt a bowling drill so it can be used by batsmen.

This week's winner of the Cricket Show podcast question competition is Sripath. She wins a free coaching course from PitchVision Academy.

The winning question was,

"I am a top order batsman. My boundary shots always falls 10ft short. But my short do travel a lot into the air. So I am covering the high but losing distance. how can I improve my shots to cover the distance?"

Welcome to the PV/VIDEO Digest, your highlights summary of the weeks best videos from PitchVision Interactive

You can share these videos by email or onto facebook, and post your comments right here: From serious analysis to Friday fun. Here are the top videos uploaded from PitchVision systems around the world this week.

I am loving the insights from The Chimp Paradox by psychologist Steve Peters at the moment. Here's a cracker from the book:

You can instantly gain 100% confidence with one change of mindset.

We all assume confidence is the result of success. And you can certainly gain confidence in this way. It's what Mark Garaway calls "robust confidence" because you have proven your ability to yourself.

But what if you are not 100% confident in your ability?

This article is an excerpt from the Graham Gooch Runmaker eBook available on PitchVision Academy. For more details, click here.

Anyone can score 30 if they can play a bit, but to make a big score your concentration has to be better and stronger. Whether it's a long match, one day match or even Twenty20, it doesn't matter. If concentration is sharp, alert and in tip top nick, then you make less mistakes.