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Boyd Rankin's insights into staying fit and why T20 franchise cricket is important for Irish cricketers
Ireland’s senior bowler Boyd Rankin, after claiming 2-26 in Ireland’s warm-up match win yesterday, was speaking from Wanderers Cricket Club ahead of tomorrow’s match against the CWI President’s XI in Barbados.
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Fitness as a Wicket-keeper
Wicket keeping in cricket, they say is a thankless job. More than your excellent glove work, you commit one error and the critics go hammer and tong against you.
Boxing Fitness for Cricket with Chinmoy Roy
Chinmoy Roy talks about the benefits of Boxing fitness and training for cricket.
The Perfect Cricket Warm-up with Chinmoy Roy
How to warm-up correctly for a cricket match with Chinmoy Roy, exclusively on Cricket World TV.
A Spectacle Called Running Between the Wickets
This world cup Jonny Bairstow and Rohit Sharma went berserk with some breathtaking stroke play.
Fast Bowling and Fielding with Chinmoy Roy
Chinmoy Roy works on his jumping drills to aid in Fast Bowling and Fielding when playing cricket, exclusively with Cricket World TV.
Cup Success Secret - Turn Physical Attributes Into Mental Toughness
Imagine the nerve wrecking mission of conquering the highest peak of the world. What exactly does it demand?
Fielding Agility and Fitness with Chinmoy Roy
Chinmoy Roy joins Cricket World TV with his latest fielding tips, focusing on improving agility and fitness.
Cricket Fitness Training: Jumps and Lifts with Chinmoy Roy
Cricket fitness training videos, this week featuring jumps and lifts as instructed by Chinmoy roy.
Cricket Fielding Drills to Improve Agility with Chinmoy Roy
Cricket Fielding Drills to help improve speed and agility, brought to you by Chinmoy Roy exclusively for Cricket World TV.
Cricket Movement Training Drills with Chinmoy Roy
Cricket Movement training drills is the focus as Chinmoy Roy joins Cricket World TV for his latest coaching video.
Progressive Stride Length Run with Chinmoy Roy
Chinmoy Roy joins Cricket World TV this week to focus on fluid movement and fitness drills, to get that quick movement and improve your cricket game.
Back Strength Training with Chinmoy Roy
In all the aspects of cricketing activity like bowling, batting and fielding, our spine is always put to a torture test.
Resistance Catching Drills with Chinmoy Roy
Chinmoy Roy joins Cricket World TV with his latest resistance catching drills. Catching is an important part of cricket fielding, so try these training tips.
Cricket Strength Training with Chinmoy Roy
Chinmoy Roy joins Cricket World TV with his latest cricket strength training video, to improve movement and strength when batting.
Movement and Catching Drills with Chinmoy Roy
Chinmoy Roy joins us for another masterclass this time in catching drills and movement on the field.
Fast Bowling Training with Chinmoy Roy
Chinmoy Roy joins Cricket World for his latest training tips, this time focusing on Fast Bowling with specific fitness drills to add those extra MPH's.
Figure Eight Running Drill with Chinmoy Roy
Figure Eight Running Drill with Chinmoy Roy, live on Cricket World TV.
Power Play in Cricket | Fitness with Chinmoy Roy
Feel the contrast. In the 80’s a Sunil Gavaskar would simply caress the red cherry fired by “Whispering Death” Michael Holding. Now a Chris Gayle muscles Trent Bolt with brute force.
Close Fielding Drills with Chinmoy Roy
Close Fielding Training Drills with Chinmoy Roy as he again joins Cricket World TV. Chinmoy's masterclass in fielding drills is for the club cricketer up to the professional level.
Recent Coaching Tips & News
Liam Plunkett Widens His Skillset with a Personal Training Course via The Training Room
Cricket World Cup winner and England fast-bowler, Liam Plunkett, has teamed up with The Training Room, one of the UK’s most respected health and fitness education providers, to complete his Level 3 and 4 Qualifications...
Coaches of Ben Stokes and Hannah Mills Announced as Winners of Top Coaching Award
The coaches of England Cricket World Cup winner Ben Stokes and Team GB Olympic sailing champion Hannah Mills have won The Coaching Chain award at this year’s UK Coaching Awards, which will take place at The Tower Hotel London on the 5 December.
ACC coaching course concludes at the NCA
The three-day ACC Level 1 Women Coaching Course concluded on Saturday at the National Cricket Academy. Embellished by presentations, practical skills and assessment tests under the watchful eye of the NCA instructors
Vikram Rathour India’s Batting Coach spoke to the media after 1st day's play of the 3rd Test
Vikram Rathour the batting coach for the Indian Cricket Team spoke to the media after 1st day's play of the 3rd Paytm Test of the Freedom Series for Gandhi-Mandela Trophy at the JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi.
Bowling Clinic at Mangaung Oval Hosted by Allan Donald
Bloemfontein- Free State Cricket successfully hosted an Allan Donald fast bowlers clinic at Mangaung Oval on 18 and 19 October.
Allan Donald back at Mangaung Oval
Allan Donald reported for duty as a consulting coach for Free State Cricket and VKB Knights this week.
Lions win 2019 Gauteng Sport Team of the Year award - Enoch Nkwe named top coach
The Central Gauteng Lions (‘CGL’) and Lions Cricket would like to congratulate the team and head coach Enoch Nkwe for the sterling season performance.
Cricket West Indies Concludes First Level Two Coaching Course in Eight Years
The first Level Two Coaching course delivered by Cricket West Indies (CWI) in eight years, in collaboration with the University of the West Indies .....
The Success of the MS Dhoni Cricket Academy
M.S.Dhoni Cricket Academy (MSDCA) is an initiative by the great man himself, who is all set to go down as one of the most influential Indian cricketer of all-time.
Pattonair supports Chesterfield Borough Council in welcoming over 300 school children to Chesterfield Festival of Cricket
Following the drama of England’s Cricket World Cup victory on Sunday (July 14), Pattonair is continuing its efforts to engage young people...
Catching the Speccie
Unless you’ve been living under a stone you will have seen Ben Stokes’s stunning catch at the Oval last week vs South Africa and you’ll continue to see it on the highlights reel of this World Cup
BCCI conducts Captains & Coaches Conclave 2019
The Board of Control for Cricket in India conducted the Captain and Coaches Conclave 2019 in Mumbai to look back on the mega domestic season 2018-19.
Finding Your Best Line
Today at training, it became apparent that some of our U14 age bowlers were struggling to adjust to find the right line. ‘But it would have hit the stumps, sir’, was the general response to the leg stump in-swingers...
The Run Up and the Pain of No-Balls
You mention the name ‘Whispering Death’ to any cricketer worth his salt over the age of 40 and they will be able to conjure up the image of one of the most fearsome sights....
Testing Your Boundaries
In his interview after an incredible 156 contributing to the England win in the 2nd ODI in Grenada, Joss Buttler spoke quite brilliantly and openly about his innings.
A Leading Edge for Rutland
The book, ‘Cricket: A Leading Edge for Captains’, has been on the market for five months, and in the lead up to what promises to be a magnificent summer of cricket...
Getting the most from your net sessions
I’m constantly asked if there is a better way to practice during the off-season than simply having a net session . . .
Leaving School and ‘Wandering’ About Your Cricketing Future?
Selection for the school ‘A’ team should not be seen with such importance as it often is...
Diving Stop with Pop Up Throw Coaching Session
I recently helped deliver a very good group fielding session looking at the technique of the all-important diving or sliding stop ...
From Bola to Bowler
The machine is set, the bucket of balls is full and you have a willing helper to drop them into the hole...
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Middlesex set to be Lords of La Manga Club
England fast bowlers Steven Finn and Toby Roland-Jones have been included in a 22-strong group of Middlesex senior and academy players that will jet off to Spain this week for some warm-weather training at the five-star La Manga Club resort.
Preventing Long Term Back Injury as a Seam Bowler
Seldom do cricketers go onto the field of play devoid of any form of niggle or ache.
Aahil Kachru: A Star in the Making
There are very few individuals who are blessed with God-gifted talent and Aahil Kachru appears to be one of them, given the heights to which he has soared at the mere age of nine.
Rupesh Borade - Cricket Beyond Boundaries - A Cricket Journey
Rupesh Borade comes from a very humble background. Aged just 6, he lost his parents, and subsequently was placed in Chembur Children’s Home in Mumbai with his brother ...
Tyrone Kane and Jack Tector announced as inaugural recipients of the Ed Joyce Scholarship Programme
Ed Joyce, one of Ireland’s best ever cricketers who retired from the game in May this year, has announced Tyrone Kane and Jack Tector as the inaugural recipients of the Ed Joyce Scholarship Programme
CWI continues with its revised coaching education program
WINDIES Women’s team squad member, Afy Fletcher was one of the 28 participants in the recently concluded Cricket West Indies (CWI) Level 1 Coaches Course held in Grenada.
Windies under 15 returns from a winning tour of the UK
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – The WINDIES Under 15 team is back in the region after a successful tour of the UK. They ended the series 3-2-1. The team beat the London Schools Cricket Association twice and scored another win against Hampshire.
WINDIES Under 15s WIN
WINDIES Under 15 had a winning start ( by 2 wickets) against Hertfordshire today
Cricketers Pushing Their Bodies to the Limits
In fitness parlance we often say - make fitness fun. Don’t project it like punishment.
Ireland Boys Under-15s squad named for Jersey fixtures after successful tour to England
Cricket Ireland has named the Under-15s Boys squad to play two fixtures in Jersey in late July, following on from the squad’s successful recent tour to England during which they won three of four matches.
India Ready Mentally and Physically for England
Virat Kohli & co is on a mission to wipe out the 20th century infamy of India being a terrible traveller. Ian Chappell, the tough Aussie would often say, “They surrender in unfamiliar terrain.”
PCA Launches Youth Cricket Development Program with ACF Certification Clinics
The Pittsburgh Cricket Association (PCA) recently hosted a weekend-long American Cricket Federation (ACF) Level 1 and Level 2 cricket coaching certification with youth cricket coaching sessions attended by many prospective coaches and two cohorts of youth players.
Importance of Warming Up Correctly In Cricket
Lionel Messi sprinting for a home run, playing baseball before a world cup match. Are we crazy? Yes, of course. Never would you see Rafael Nadal juggle a football as warm-up routine before a crossing swords with Roger Federer.
Survival of the Fittest - A Look at How to Survive as a Top Cricketer
Legendary Roger Federer’s body needs a break to keep redefining the limit. Like tennis modern cricket rolls round the year. There are three formats and some cricketers too are picking their own format for survival’s sake.
Mushtaq Ahmed joins CWI on 4-week bowling stint
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua- Former Pakistan spin maestro, Mushtaq Ahmed will spend 4-weeks in the Caribbean from May 10 – June 7 to work with the current squads training.
Fitness Enhances Skill
Harsha Bhogle was moderating a debate in TV. He asked Adrian La Roux, the then Indian team fitness coach, “ How much difference modern fitness training would have made had Garry Sobers, Ian Botham and Sunil Gavaskar were exposed to it?
Windies women convene for high-performance camp in Antigua
St John’s, ANTIGUA - Defending ICC WT20 Champions, WINDIES Women continue with their preparations for the upcoming event later this year.
Fast bowling remains a priority for Cricket West Indies
St John’s, ANTIGUA With less than 400 days to go before the Cricket World Cup 2019 and with four away international series, another round of its premier regional competitions, Cricket West Indies
Joseph and Cornwall making progress in High Performance Program
St John’s, ANTIGUA - WINDIES Senior Team pacer, Alzarri Joseph and WINDIES A team all-rounder Rahkeem Cornwall have been in an intensive rehabilitation and fitness program.
State 11U & 13U Championship Trophies Get Sponsors
The Maryland Youth Cricket has today announced that its 11U and 13U championship trophies will be now sponsored
Maryland Youth Cricket Expands With New Age Division, Girls Competition
Maryland Youth Cricket is doing what it does best - growing the game.
30K Injection in Junior and Youth Cricket
Cricket Ireland today announced a €30,000 injection of funding - and launched a new structure - for junior and youth cricket in Ireland that aims to increase participation and enjoyment of the sport for children across the 32 counties.
Regional Under -15 Tournament for future stars
T. JOHN’S, Antigua – Identification of the future stars of WINDIES cricket begins on March 28 in Jamaica.
West Indies has Twenty-Five level 3 coaches certified
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies (CWI) has continued its efforts to strengthen coaching and ultimately improve the quality of regional squads and players in the region. CWI and the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have collaborated on another Level 3 certification course resulting in a further 25 coaches in the region attaining the Level 3 standard.
Agility & Jumping Training Drills with Chinmoy Roy
Chinmoy Roy joins Cricket World to share his latest tips, this time to improve your jump and agility with his training drills.
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Prithvi Shaw and Cricket Beyond Boundaries - A Cricketing Journey
Prithvi Shaw has now become a household name after leading India to the U-19 World Cup Title, following in the illustrious footsteps of Virat Kohli. Following an excellent first class season for Mumbai where he scored five centuries, he has led the U-19s from the front excelling throughout the tournament in New Zealand.
Sharpen Your Cricket Skills with Chinmoy Roy
Chinmoy Roy joins Cricket World TV with his latest cricket training drills, this time focusing on working cricket actions into your training drills.
Confirmation of the first “City of Cricket” in West Japan
Today a partnership was signed between Kaizuka City, the Japan Cricket Association and the
Kinki Cricket Association confirming the aim of revitalising the City of Kaizuka through the
promotion of cricket in the hope that this can improve infrastructure and tourism.
Over 50 new coaches for the launch of Malta Schools Cricket Project
It has been a busy period for Malta Cricket with the completion of the ICC Level 2 Coaching Course and two Introductory Courses for PE teachers. Not only are there 11 more qualified ICC Level 2 coaches, but there are now 40 Physical Education teachers qualified to instruct cricket in schools from 34 private and state schools around Malta and Gozo.
Why Are Females at Greater Risk of Knee Injuries?
A difference in the distribution of muscle mass could well be the reason behind the greater risk of knee injuries in females according to the latest piece of research from Loughborough University’s School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences.
ECB Pace Programme complete successful 5-Day training camp at Desert Springs
ECB Pace Programme complete successful 5-Day training camp at Desert Springs Resort in Almeria, Andalucía, Spain
Quick Turn Drills with Chinmoy Roy
Chinmoy Roy joins Cricket World TV with his latest cricket training drills, this time focusing on working sideways and improving quick turns.
Ireland announces players for cubs winter training programme
Cricket Ireland have named a squad of 23 players for the Cubs Winter Training Programme. Eleven players from the Leinster Cricket Union, alongside 6 each from the Northern Cricket Union and the North West Cricket Union, make up the selection under new coach Callum Atkinson.
Parachute Drills with Chinmoy Roy
Chinmoy Roy joins Cricket World again with his top training tips for cricketers, this week with the parachute drill to work on your explosive run up for fast bowling.
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