Author(s): Bhupender Kumar and Dr. Mandeep Thour

Abstract:
The main purpose of the study was to compare the selected Physical fitness components between fast bowlers and batsman in cricket. A total of 40 state level male subjects age ranged between 16-18 years were selected for this study from Cricket Coaching Centre, Jind (Haryana) approved by BCCI. The purposive sampling method was used to obtain the objective of the study. All the subjects, after having been informed about the objective and protocol of the study, gave their consent and volunteered to participate in this study. They were further divided into two groups of 20 each (N1=20; fast bowlers and N2 =20; batsman). The t- test was employed to find out the significant differences between male fast bowlers and batsman. To test the hypotheses, the level of significance was set at 0.05. The results revealed significant differences between Fast bowlers and batsman on the variables speed and strength. Insignificant differences found on the variables of endurance and flexibility.

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