ROLE OF COACHES IN THE GAME OF CRICKET

Every game can be learned and assimilated well by anyone if the right person teaches it. The game of cricket is also not an exception for this principle. A coach plays a vital role right from the selection of the tam members to the formation of new strategies as per the game circumstances. A good coach can turn into any type of team into a high performing and efficient one. Thus, it is the responsibility of the team management to select the talented coach. There are some important qualities for the coaches if present, will enhance their skill set and profile. They should be able to identify the talents of the players, they should possess good communication skills, they should be able to categorize the game plan and to allot the specific job to be done for each player in the team, and they should have good terms with almost all the playing team members as well as the reserve players. Above all, they should be skillful in devising the strategies and adopting according to the situations. A good coach well supported by a great team management and the captain can create wonders and can concoct many things for the future of the team.

Role of Captain in a team

The cricket is a team game. This sport is played with eleven players in each side. There must be a leader or a captain who leads his side to victory. There is need for team effort, which can be obtained only with collective effort from the teammates. For co-ordination between the teammates, there is always a need for a captain. The captain must lead the team by example and he should boost the teammate’s confidence. It is his responsibility to devise the strategy for all matches. The captain must have patient ear to his teammates. He should have a composed stature in the field. He should understand the strengths of the players and get the best out of them he should be a confidence booster. He should also perform well in the matches to be an example for his teammates. He must also show an extra-ordinary commitment to the game for success. He should rectify his mistakes made and should feel responsible for everything happening in the ground. It is also his duty to select a proper team and should keep himself updated about the happenings in the dressing room. Some of the great captains are Imran Khan, Arjuna Ranatunga, Ricky Ponting, and Kapil Dev who have leaded their teams so well.

ROLE OF BOWLERS IN T20

Twenty-twenty or the T20, in whatever way it is called, this new form of cricket has won a million hearts in a very short period of time and became as famous as its original version. It has been a general thought that this particular form of cricket is mainly depended on the batsmen alone and not on the bowlers. It is because T20 is based on the technique of scoring as much runs as possible in a short span of over.

However, one cannot deny the fact that the success in a 20 over game depends on the bowling tactics also. In the first T20 world cup, India became the champions. They would not have tasted the fruit of success without the efforts put by the Indian pace bowlers and spinners. New teaching and training methods should be brought into practice in order to provide sufficient training for the pace men. Modern technologies include the separate coaches for bowlers and the introduction of pace machines. These pace machines are paving the way to give sufficient practice for the bowlers in order to improve their bowling standards. Bowlers should be trained not only to take wickets, but also to contend the middle over in the game. A good economy stat for any bowler is one of the most important factors in the list of performance indicators.