Cricket India Academy

Recently there was an another verdict on spot fixing which again left its fans wondering, “ Cricket – A Gentleman’s game anymore ?” We hear often about how teamwork, getting ahead of the competition and winning apply both to high performing business units and sports teams. Often under-analysed, yet frequently dominating our headlines is how both sports and business are too often plagued by scandals. Two recent glaring examples are the high profile IPL fixing episode and involvement of few Pakistan players in spot fixing that outlined how all this hurting a normal cricket fan who devotes so much of his time and money only to see his favourite team winning or favourite player performing. These stories affect public faith in the sport and raise questions. After all the credibility of the sport is vital for the relationship to blossom. Should I buy the ticket of a match which result is already decided? Are professional athletes really competing and thus deserve their fan’s passio...

Cricket India Academy, in conjunction with Cricket Australia and Fourth Dimension International Limited conducted 5 th Edition of Cricket Education Program (CEP) Coach Induction from August 30 th to September 03 rd 2015 at Kohinoor Business School, Kohinoor City, Mumbai through trained assessed coaches from Cricket Australia. Cricket India   Academy is committed to provide training and development of their coaches to certify a high quality training program for participants. The Coach Induction Program is a corner stone of the Cricket Education Program as it brings together Indian coaches with their knowledge and experience and combines it with the latest coach methodology and teaching techniques. The objective of coach induction program focuses on theory and practical cricket coaching sessions to inculcate cricket skills and knowledge with modern coaching techniques and methodologies to coaches. The faculty team of coach induction was headed by Cricket Aust...

The former Australian Captain and Coach of IPL Franchisee team Mumbai Indians Ricky Ponting was inducted into the Sports Australia hall of fame in Melbourne on Wednesday night.  The moment also became special as Punter was inducted by none other than his former long-time teammate and his deputy during his captain-ship days Adam Gilchrist. To be inducted in Sports Australia hall of fame, athlete must be retired for two years before being eligible and committee didn't miss any chance to include Ricky Ponting in this list at the first available opportunity. Before Ricky Ponting cricket legends like Sir Don Bradman, Steve Waugh and Shane Warne were also inducted into Sports Australia hall of fame. Ponting is the highest run scorer for Australia in tests and One day Internationals scoring 13,378 runs in test matches at an average of 51.85 and 13,704 runs in One Day Internationals at an average of 42.03. He has also scored 71 centuries in both the formats. When ...

Cricket is a 80% Mental Game Mental strength is internal capabilities that help players control their minds efficiently & consistently as they execute sports related goals. It also helps players to adjust their actions, thoughts, feelings and physical sensations in order to improve their performances. The key to toughness is applying consistently the traits of self motivation, positive attitude, and emotional self control while being energetic and ready for action. By applying these traits day in and day out, coaches can help their player to reach new heights in whatever they seeks whether it be a sports or academics. Let’s look at each of the traits of mental toughness: S elf Motivation: Cricket is a team sports and can never be played alone. During an ongoing match if a player is low down with his performance it is s/he himself who has to get out of it. Their motivation must come from within. We must make them learn the art of self motivation. Motivation ca...

“I was surprised when it was declared that N. Srinivasan will represent the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in an International Cricket Council (ICC) Board Meeting in Barbados held from  June 24 to June 26  this year. I asked myself, how a person barred from becoming BCCI President was eligible to represent BCCI in an ICC meeting ? It was earlier in the month of March when Jagmohan Dalmiya was elected as the BCCI president that too after a gap of 10 years and ideally should have represented the BCCI at the ICC Board Meeting in Barbados. Later, it came to light that Kolkata-based Chief of Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) Jagmohan Dalmiya was having some health issues. His deteriorating health could be seen during a prize distribution ceremony held post an IPL-8 match in Mumbai when he struggled to stand on his feet for the entire time. Also, Dalmiya executed his Marwari skills at the world stage with his amazing business sense and promoted the spor...