Sports are fields where you need the involvement of your whole body, which includes your physical fitness at its best level. Physical fitness and good physical health are extremely important for everyone, but here we are talking about a sport specifically cricket. In this field which we are talking about cricket, physical fitness is needed for several reasons, which include reasons like it reduces of having injuries, being able to have the best results in your sport, healthy and fit body, etc. 

 Benefits of having a healthy body 

Following are a few briefly described reasons which prove the need for a healthy and fit body for your sports –   

• Improves your performance –  

Having a healthy body has many perks, especially when talking about sports you have better endurance and strength, and this strength is definitely in sports like football, cricket, baseball, etc. Not only this but it also improves speed and flexibility, having flexibility and speed is a kind of perk that always is on your beneficiary side. 

• Fewer Injuries  

When you have a proper, fit, and healthy body you will have proper healthy muscles result in better reflexes, and prevent common and predictable injuries and sometimes accidents as well.  

Having a healthy body not only prevents injuries but also has better results in recovery and improving the damaged cells and tissues. 

• Mental Health 

A healthy body has the least chance of allowing mental stress to find a way into your mind or body, a healthy body is home to a healthy mind as well and it has been a saying for a very long time. With a healthy and fit body, you have a sharp mind and the ability to handle stressful situations with better stability and capability. 

• Discipline and Lifestyle 

If you are struggling with having a disciplined lifestyle and still are unable to have one, this is your sign to have a healthy lifestyle, with proper exercise you can achieve the dream of having a disciplined lifestyle. 

Now having talked about the benefits of having a proper healthy and fit body we will be discussing the workout routines for aspiring cricketers. We will explain the specific exercises that will help aspiring cricketers in their field also this article is beneficial for all those who are looking for exercises for beginners. As for the cricketers you need to have strength, speed, jumping, agility, and flexibility at their best level.  

Squats  

It is an exercise for the body below the abdomen specifically for the legs and thighs, it is a strength exercise. 

How To  

 Here the doer lowers their hips while standing and then stands back in their original mean position and this is repeated for number of times as per the strength and stamina.  

Benefits  

This provides strength to our legs, glutes, and core. This strength helps the cricketer and aids them with bowling, running on the pitch, or the Feilding.  

There are basically three types of squats named as, Bodyweight squats, Goblet squats, and barbell back squats. 

Deadlifts  

A deadlift is a weightlifting exercise that is basically for various muscles at the same time. It profits the lower back, glutes, hamstrings, and core. 

How to  

 For this exercise to be done accurately the doer stands on feet, where the distance between each foot is the same as the width of the hip, the bar of the weight is gripped tightly in an accurate position, and the weight is pulled upwards.  

Benefits 

As explained above the points and muscles trigger in a positive way, all of these help the cricketer to have a proper and better stroke and sprinting. 

Lunges 

This is yet another leg exercise which is for the back, glutes, and hamstrings it is a kind of warm-up exercise or the starter most of the time.  

How to  

 For this exercise, all you need to do is stand in a straight posture, with your back straight, and then you have to put a stem forward not too far away and also not too close. Now one by one you need to sit on one knee with all your force on the forward leg which is now bent at 90 degrees and the same is continued with the other for equal time and number. 

Benefits  

The lunges help the cricketer to have leg stability and strength to maintain the posture for a long time strength is provided through this, which improves your bowling strength and force, and also it provides aid in fielding. 

Push-Ups 

A very common exercise that is done and known by everyone, known for its ability to provide muscle strength to your forearms. 

How to 

Here you must set yourself up in a plank kind of position but the arms and hands should be nowhere bent now your whole body from head to toe should be straight and the whole pressure of your body should be on those arms of yours, you need to push yourself towards the ground and then get back to the mean position without letting your body touch the ground. 

Benefits  

This exercise is done for upper body maintenance which helps to maintain the body posture for long and lengthy innings without tiring your body much. 

Medicine Ball Rotational Throws 

This is an important exercise, especially for the bowlers, fielders, and keepers. It is an easy but very essential exercise helpful mainly for the abdomen area. 

How to  

Here you need to have your back attached to a straight wall which is meant as a support, hold a medicine ball now while rotating your torso for a while to gain and gather strength when the medicine ball is thrown. 

Benefits 

This exercise is to maintain a healthy torso which is necessary for bowling, fielding, keeping, and batting. 

FAQs 

Ques- What is the best fitness training for cricket? 

Ans- The weight lifting exercises are considered the best ones for the cricket sport. 

Ques- How many days should a cricketer go to the gym? 

Ans- As for a cricketer he/she should hit the gym for about two times a week. 

Ques- How to get fitter for cricket? 

Ans- In order to remain fit for cricket one should practice regularly without any skips and also for a longer time with greater intensity