The sway of Boris Becker before his serve at Wimbledon…The lion’s walk and wide stance of cheeka at the crease…Steve Smith’s idiosyncrasies… 210 degrees run up of Abdul Quadir…scurry of Boom Boom Bumrah…Fawad Alam’s stance facing mid-off fielder to bowl are the normal chores of some athletes. The artistic view behind this captures the mind of the fans. The combined athletes chore video snippets when put together with the Mozart of Madras music in the background will orchestrate nice dance moves and entertaining. Why do the athletes do this?
The athlete’s idiosyncrasies strikes a balance between their physical and mental aspects that apply to the game. The routine or chores help them get their mental aspect to zone out and focus right on the game. It provides them with the momentum from the physical point of view. Imagine, can Becker serve the aces if he changed away from his swaying moves before serve?
To the list of great athletes, Rahul Tripathi joins in. The warm up routine before he gets in and the swift movement of body and look around at the crease are the characteristics of him. This certainly helps him to provide the mental confidence to time 130+ strike rate in first 10 balls he faces every match consistently. His timing, swift movement and power is entertaining the fans of T20 Cricket. He goes out to bat at one down position exposing himself to vulnerable best bowling attacks. The prime mind and physical aspects are quintessential of a champion. Tripathi is on a song heading in the right direction of the game.
Would Rahul Dravid fancy Rahul Tripathi’s rhythm of chore for the upcoming T20 World Cup?
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