A Study of Speed, Power & Fatigue Index of Cricket Players

The purpose of this investigation was to study speed, power and fatigue index of under 19 year cricket players. The design of this study required participants to perform six sprints each of 35 meter. Thirty one (N=31) trained male cricketers between the ages of 15 and 19 years volunteered for this study. The mean age, height and weight of cricketer were 16.81±1.13year, 172.23±6.85cm and 61.33±8.93Kg respectively. The mean sprint time of each 35m sprints-of cricketers was 5.39±0.34 seconds, 5.53±0.31 seconds, 5.61±0.36 seconds, 5.85±0.26 seconds, 5.94±0.25seconds and 6.07±0.17 seconds. The mean power-1, 2,3,4,5 and 6 of cricketer was 491.00±105.90 watts, 454.90±94.81watts, 435.23±90.49 watts, 382.84±78.54watts, 364.68±78.62watts and 339.94±58.96watts.The maximum power, minimum power and average power of cricketer was 511.55±94.97watts, 333.71±65.83watts, and 411.42±73.59 watts. It was concluded from the results of this study that sprint time and power decline in cricketer may be due to reduced energy production via anaerobic glycolysis and muscle acidosis.