Professional cricket is essentially a mind game with layers of tactics
A deep understanding of one’s opponent, oneself and the game’s strategy will allow the player’s instincts the space to roam free
15 July 2020 - 17:18
The more formal game of cricket with its largely English tradition and expensive facility infrastructure has had an air of elitism. However, cricket in its simplest form is a game of bat and ball played in the streets and the open veld.
The divide between that basic game and top-class cricket is its intricate layers of tactics. Professional cricket, in essence, is a mind game, a game of strategy in the Chinese game of the “Go” tradition. ..
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