PSYCHOLOGY OF CRICKET
Cricket Psychology is a focused area within sports psychology that deals with the mental side of playing cricket. Since cricket is a game of both physical skill and mental endurance, understanding how psychology influences batting, bowling, Wicket-Keeping, fielding, and captaincy is crucial for peak performance.
Why Is Psychology So Important in Cricket?
Cricket involves:
- Long periods of concentration (e.g. in test matches)
- Handling pressure in clutch moments (e.g. last over)
- Coping with failure (e.g. getting out for a duck)
- Mental recovery after mistakes (e.g. dropped catches)
Unlike some sports where things happen quickly, cricket gives players time to think—which can help or hurt performance.
