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The Knuckleball is intended to deceive the batters and get them to go through with their shot earlier than expected. It ...
09/10/2021

The Knuckleball is intended to deceive the batters and get them to go through with their shot earlier than expected. It is held between the knuckles of your index finger and middle finger. Firstly, one needs to practice holding the ball between those knuckles to get a good grip and get a decent feel of it. Once the grip is fine and a bowler is confident that the ball will not slip out of his/her hand, it is when they start bowling the knuckleballs.

Adapted from baseball, the knuckleball is a variety of slower delivery which has become increasingly common in recent years. India’s Zaheer Khan was an early exponent, while Jofra Archer used it to great effect at last year’s World Cup, most notably in his dismissal of Glenn Maxwell in the semi-final.

Some tips from Pat Brown (He made his international debut for England during the T20I series against New Zealand in November 2019)

1. Bring your fingers back and point them downwards towards your thumb
2. Bend the top of your fingers if you can, then set the ball underneath your nails and push down with your fingers. A lot of people find it difficult to hold the ball in place. It helps if you have big hands!

If the knuckleball is not already part of your armoury, now is the time to get in touch with our TCR experts on the app! Practice it to become more effective in your upcoming matches.

TCR gives you a baseline for your performance. It gives you feedback analysis on how you need to train to prepare yourse...
07/10/2021

TCR gives you a baseline for your performance. It gives you feedback analysis on how you need to train to prepare yourself for matches.

To deliver better outcomes on and off the field, the TCR app is a preparedness analytics platform where everything is accessible in one place. What are you doing to raise the standards of your game? Get in touch to know more about the app now!

Do you think there exists a link between your thoughts and your heart rate?How does it affect your performance? An exper...
05/10/2021

Do you think there exists a link between your thoughts and your heart rate?
How does it affect your performance?

An experiment answered this question: This experiment conducted (mentioned in Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology) put 42 academy cricketers through a pressurized batting test, with their cardiovascular reactions recorded as they were being told of the batting test. Viewing the test as a challenge lead to superior performance compared to viewing the test as a threat.

A shift in attitude is one of the key components of performing better under pressure and raises the importance of being psychologically strong.

To help you understand your weaknesses and help you become the cricketer you've always wanted to be, TCR is built just f...
02/10/2021

To help you understand your weaknesses and help you become the cricketer you've always wanted to be, TCR is built just for that! Log your daily data and let our TCR experts find quick solutions to upgrade your performance.
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Play the ball close to your body and below your eyes.To maximize batting performance, the batsman must use his head to h...
30/09/2021

Play the ball close to your body and below your eyes.
To maximize batting performance, the batsman must use his head to his advantage. Keeping as still as possible allows him/her to pick up the subconscious cues from the bowler's run-up and delivery and to allow maximum concentration on the hand/ball/fingers/crease position upon release.

Former India batsman Virender Sehwag, who scored more than 8,000 runs in 104 Tests revealed tips from former India captains Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi and Sunil Gavaskar- to take guard on middle- and off-stump rather than leg-stump so that you can be closer to the ball even if you don’t move your feet too much.

Few tips on playing close to the body by Sachin Tendulkar:
Playing close to the body starts with keeping your hands close to the body.
When you take a back-lift your hands need to be as close to your body as possible.
When your hands are close to your body, you are in better control of defending the ball and playing as late as possible. But when hands start going away, there is less control on your bat swing and balance is affected.

Tell us what you think about it in the comments below!

Video Feedback Analysis ensures that the feedback to the player is absolutely spot on and the rate of learning and devel...
28/09/2021

Video Feedback Analysis ensures that the feedback to the player is absolutely spot on and the rate of learning and development is subsequently accelerated. Without video feedback, error correction is left to guesswork.
Empower yourself, improve your tactical knowledge, and make smarter in-game decisions.

Video analysis is an invaluable tool available on the TCR app and can show us the small flaws that the naked eye just cannot see. Simply upload your video clip into our Personal Online Video Analysis portal & our TCR experts will respond with useful improvement tips. Our tips will help improve your tactical knowledge, help better decision making & increase your overall game performance.

TCR facilitates players in a way that coaches can monitor their players without actually having to be present with them, and players have a tool to improve preparedness and stay game-ready at the same time.
Compare your progress over time by using the video feedback tool on the TCR app.
How do you analyse your videos? Tell us in the comments below!

We often hear commentators say that a lapse in concentration cost the batsman his wicket.By having good concentration we...
27/09/2021

We often hear commentators say that a lapse in concentration cost the batsman his wicket.
By having good concentration we mean the ability to fully focus on every ball in an innings from the bowler's hand onto the bat face.
Although every sport has unique cues, there are some common denominators and it is helpful to analyse the attentional demands of a sport by considering a model (Nideffer, 1976) depicting two dimensions:

1st Dimension of concentration:
The width of attention – whether attention is BROAD OR NARROW the number of cues to which the performer should attend.

As a batsman EACH delivery requires focusing on the bowler's hand and/or the seam of the ball, watching them all very closely. Or as a bowler, for example, focusing on the line and length' of the delivery. This requires a NARROW span of concentration.

Whereas standing back at the crease to look and observe the field placings in order to evaluate where to place and hit the ball through the gaps requires a BROAD span of concentration.

2nd DIMENSION of CONCENTRATION

INTERNAL= focusing on your sensations, feelings or thoughts.
EXTERNAL = focusing on people, things, or events outside yourself.

Whatever the object of concentration, cording to Syer and Connolly (1998) either internal or external (narrow or bad) the cricketer who has the deepest concentration is he who can harmonise the physical, emotional and mental strands of being and successfully focus them on the task at hand.

Virat Kohli loves doing deadlifts: Here's why you too shouldYou’ll spend lots of time on the cricket field in a bent ove...
24/09/2021

Virat Kohli loves doing deadlifts: Here's why you too should

You’ll spend lots of time on the cricket field in a bent over position engaging your lats when you’re batting or bowling. Deadlifts build the entirety of your back, strengthen your core and also build your legs. Put simply, they’re the king of compound movements.
Specifically for cricket, the Romanian or Stiff Leg deadlift is a good adaption to include in your training routine. These focus more on your hamstrings, which will be engaged often when running on the field.

What's your PR in Deadlifts as a cricketer? Tell us in the comments below!

Video is more efficient for processing and memory recall. The visual and auditory nature of videos appeals to a wide aud...
22/09/2021

Video is more efficient for processing and memory recall. The visual and auditory nature of videos appeals to a wide audience and allows each one to process information in a way that’s natural to them. It improves the learning experience.

One gets to see and hear the concept being taught, and they can process it in the same way they process their everyday interactions. Information is presented in such a way that targets both the auditory and visual channels simultaneously. This serves to increase processing in the working memory and prevents cognitive overload.

Video Feedback analysis is an important tool that's now available on the TCR app. It helps an athlete receive genuine and accurate feedback to improve and optimize their skills and technique from the TCR Experts.

Pre-performance routines are a great mental warm up, and can be used to advantage in cricket. They serve as a means to t...
20/09/2021

Pre-performance routines are a great mental warm up, and can be used to advantage in cricket.
They serve as a means to tune into your zone of optimal functioning in pressure situations.
The purpose of a pre performance routine is to provide you with:

· The optimal mind-set to achieve the desired outcome

· Assist the neuromuscular pathways

· Assist in schema development or maintenance

Your routine is individual to you; it’s what works for you.
It requires discussion, trial and error, and effort, to get a great routine up and running.
Tell us about your PPR!

If you don't have one, let us help you create one with the help of our TCR experts!

Every batsman needs a solid defensive technique to get those big scores.The front foot defence is one stroke that may no...
18/09/2021

Every batsman needs a solid defensive technique to get those big scores.
The front foot defence is one stroke that may not be glamorous, but every batsman should have sorted right down to a tee.

Why? So you can negate the good balls, tire bowlers out, dent their confidence and attack according to your own free will when bad balls are at your disposal. Make no mistake, a solid defence has attacking attributes in many ways other than just scoring runs. It can irritate a bowler knowing he has his work cut out.

Technique to get it right - Playing the ball right under your eyes is key. Different defensive techniques are adopted depending on if it’s a fast bowler, a spinner or a left-arm orthodox spinner. With the adoption of DRS, the front foot defensive technique has changed over the years with the batter trying to use his bat as his first line of defence making sure he gets the bat in front of the pad, rather than to its side, especially to a spinner.

DM us if you want to get our TCR experts to analyse your front foot defence technique.
Use our app to analyse your videos and change the face of your game now!

16/09/2021

One step forward from where you were yesterday.
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Finding the right protocols for your body and your performance is where our TCR experts come into play!
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