How cricketers can improve their performance & skills using the data available
Overall may it be the players or trainers, the technology has given them a huge amount of data and with the help of various softwares like R package, etc the analysts can extract useful insights which can be passed on to the coach.The coaches can provide feedback and improve their playing standards.At the end of the day it helps the captains to make smart and well informed decision to perform better and to be on the winning side.
The technology advancement has changed every aspect of our day to day life, and it has not spared the game of cricket. The availability of modern technology has enhanced all aspects in the game of cricket.
The technology application in cricket is helping players, coaches & other professionals in cricket by providing useful insights and details which are powered by data.
It is not a mystery that international teams make use of data in order to have deeper understanding of the team they play against. For professional cricketers the companies like SAP provide in-depth analysis about the scoring patterns, recent team and individual performance etc,. to have edge over the opponent team. There are also some companies like Chauka Sports which provides a great opportunity for amateur & local players to use the historical data for analysis. The data about the scoring areas, recent performance, etc,. which enables the players to establish a pattern and plan their strategy.
Nowadays during the match time or during practice the cricket analysts jolts down the errors of the batsmen or bowler in order to provide them with the inputs to improve their areas of weakness.
On the other end the bowlers analyse the strength and weakness of the batsmen and bowl accordingly to exploit their weakness. For the captain, the available data like number of runs conceded by a particular bowler and his average of taking wickets helps him to see a pattern and decide on whom to bowl etc,.
The coaches are taking advantage of technologies like PitchVision,which helps in motion tracking and video analysis to improve the game significantly. The coaches then analyze the performance of the players and suggest the right kind of solution to improve their skills.