You might be already aware of what warm up is, you might have seen a sportsperson warming up before going for the real play. Warm-up before the match is very important as it prevents injuries, enhances performance, and gives you a mental state to play the game. 

Warm-up consists of several exercises that should be practiced before the match which are cardiovascular exercises, dynamic and static stretches, and a proper mental exercise. 

Here in this article, we will be focusing on the warm up exercises that help an individual to know about the main warm up exercises which are centered and focused on the sportsperson belonging to the cricket. By following the given below exercises you might be able to pull off the best way to come up with the most activeness. 

Cardiovascular exercise: 

The main importance of this exercise is to increase heart rate, warm up muscles, and prepare the body for upcoming challenges. 

Cardiovascular exercise consists of the following main components following whom will work best for you to improve your heart-related factors : 

• Jogging: Jog around the field for 5-10 minutes for a starter, this will be the most minimal exercise that is good for the star and is quite easy to begin with. 

• Skipping: Skip rope for time to burn some carbs and activate some muscles. This is considered to be the best exercise, as it gives the whole body a workout with simple work done, but it is still very effective as well. 

• High knees: This is a hip flexor that activates your body. This exercise goes best for the thighs and hip workout as it involves a rapid movement of both of them.  

Dynamic stretching  

It activates your body to do full-range motions like long runups etc. These involve the whole body and the main purpose of this exercise is to loosen up the joints and make them as flexible as they can be –  

Leg-swings-Swing your leg in a periodic motion like a pendulum for 15-20 minutes. This will allow the loosening up of the joints so they are easy to move and bend and do not cause any kind of miss happening later. 

Arm circles– Move your arms in such a manner that they make an imaginary circle at least for 20 min as it stretches your arms it is very important for bowlers, wicketkeepers, and goalkeepers as well. This exercise lets loosen your shoulder joint for a flexible and sudden movement. 

Head twists- Twist your head in such a manner making an angle of 360 degrees. Try to crack the neck bone without the involvement of a hand so it does not hurt, and loosen your neck joint and its muscles for random movement. 

Hanuman jumps- This exercise is basically to try making a long and high jump like Hanuman Ji so, so it helps you to do the same at the time of fielding as a reflex as this adds flexibility to your body 

Basic utilities for fitness and fast reaction speed: 

Hanf gripper- It is a tool that is made to give a buff to your arms and make them progressively strong. Those buffed arms let you have more strength in your arms which will allow more muscle skill to your fielding, batting, wicketkeeping, and also balling. 

Stand planks- Hold your body weight all on your toes and hands for 30-40 sec this gives you a sense of balancing. You might be aware of the wonders that a plank exercise could do so, here in your cricket it is helpful to maintain the crouch position balancing your body weight and also mainly through  

Single-leg stands- Balance your body on one leg try this with both of your legs and if you are a gym brat then add sit-ups to your single-leg stands. This will be a whole-body muscles workout for you and can easily relax and jerk up your muscles.  

Cricket-specific skills and warm-up: 

This is a very crucial part of warm-up as it helps to practice for your game and is especially for cricket players, following these warm-up exercises will surely affect your gameplay in a better way and also will surely be beneficial for you.  

Batting warm-up:  For the batters out there are multiple exercises that you may practice  

you may do shadow batting: To practice your shots like cover drives, strokes, pulls, etc. as this makes you comfortable for those shots. This works as a kind of reflex action that lets you come out of it on its own.  

practice doing long and fast run-ups as it enhances your speed to take runs between the wickets and rotate strikes with your partner.   

Bowling warm-up: try throwing balls with the same posture, speed, and action as it improves your bowling and comes into practice while playing the actual game on the field.  

Strictly focus on your line pace and length a perfect bowler has a perfect pace with line and length this will not let your focus to divert and will not let you cause any blunders later.  

Do practice in identifying the types of pitches and which balls will be effective. As for the Spinners, they must practice turning the ball and controlling the spin, which might help you a lot during your game. For pacers, they must primely focus on line and with pace try swinging your ball more in the air by observing the physics involved in it.  

 FAQs 

Ques – How do you warm up before a match? 

Ans – The best way to warm up is to run for a little while. 

Ques – What is the best fruit for cricketers? 

Ans – Apples and Bananas are considered as the best fruit for the cricketers. 

Ques – Is 5 minutes enough to warm up? 

Ans – Although one should warm up for at least 15 minutes, if you are in a time shortage it can still be done in 5 minutes with effective exercises. 

Ques – What is the Stage 1 warm-up? 

Ans – The warm-up needed for the raise in body temperature is considered as stage 1 warm-up.