Spin Mentor: How to Spin the Ball More
You know that I always am looking to get better myself so I can help players. Recently I have spent time with Muhammad Haroon who now acts as one of my consultants at Millfield School.
Haroon has helped our spinners to spin the ball hard, deceive the batters regularly and has given them unrivalled confidence.
Can the IPL Help you Become a Cricketer?
In the 2012 IPL, something quiet happened that may be the start of a revolution in cricket: A revolution that will see many aspiring youngsters become cricketers via a completely different route to the old ways.
S Thiyagarajan is not a household name. A second division club cricketer in Chennai who never played first-class cricket.
He also won an IPL contract for Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2012 via trials.
The Verdict: Was it LBW?
If you want a controversial subject look no further than Leg Before Wicket.
Every batsman at every level feels he has been triggered. Every bowler at every level has had times when the umpire "must be blind".
But as polarising as it is, it's not easy to don the umpires coat and decide on LBW. As a recent video on the PVA Interactive page showed.
The video - of a batter at Lord's indoor school - has over 170 replies on facebook with people giving their opinion.
Cricket Show 209: Competition Winner
This week's winner of the Cricket Show podcast question competition is AB. He wins a free coaching course from PitchVision Academy.
The winning question was:
"What is the optimum structure for an amateur cricket club: 1 saturday team? 2? 3? 4? A Sunday team? A midweek team? Separate squads for each or the same group of players? A junior section? How old and how many different age groups?"
Listen to the panels 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.
Swing Bowling Tip: How to Outsmart the Batsman
This is an exclusive preview of Swing Bowling Masterclass from Nathan Bracken
Swing bowling is about more than just tearing in and bowling as fast as you can. You need a more tactical approach.
In games you try and run the same routine and thought process from ball to ball. To me, it was understanding who I was up against. Different players played things differently.
Quick Tip: How to Select the Right Shot
Adithya asked one of the ultimate questions for batters;
"Please teach me how to select the right shot in cricket."
Thus may seem a perfectly valid question with a sensible answer like "if you get a half volley on off stump, drive it straight". Simple.
Cricket Show S4 Episode 16: The Gayle Storm and Playing Seriously for Fun
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The team of Burners, Mark Garaway and David Hinchliffe talk about Chris Gayle and also tackle the issue of playing "seriously" in recreational cricket. How do you find a balance?
Plus, there are questions from listeners about how to confuse a batsman, and the best structure for a non-professional cricket team.
Download the audio or click the play button to listen in your browser.
4 Ways to Coach the Next Chris Gayle
On the day Chris Gayle rewrote the Twenty20 history books, I aptly worked with some talented young players on power hitting.
As with many young players, the guys I worked with today swung hard, hit a few for 4 and missed plenty of balls that sailed harmlessly through to the keeper.
Preseason Panic: Your Break Glass in Emergency Guide
Somewhere in the world right now is a cricketer panicking.
He's panicking because his season starts in two or three weeks and he has spent the winter doing anything but cricket.
He was too busy for nets, he forgot about the gym membership he paid for in January and pressure for his time comes from all sides; family, friends and work.
Maybe that guy is even you.
If it is, you're not alone. Life gets in the way of good intentions.
Coaching the IPL: Play Like Water
"You put water into a cup, it becomes the cup" - Bruce Lee.
If there is one thing you cannot accuse of the IPL, or any form of Twenty20 cricket for that matter, it's of the quiet calmness of a cup of water.
Bouncers fly past noses, stumps get destroyed, sixes get bludgeoned and the crowds go berserk (except when Sachin gets out).
It's noisy chaos.
Which is why the secret to success in this format is to be able to filter out all that noise and, as Bruce Lee said, become the cup.