Vol. 9, Issue 6, Part A (2023)

Background and purpose: Core strengthening exercises have been showed improvement in players playing of various sports, such as baseball players, athletes, handball players, etc. Core muscles are the origin of power in the body. Having a strong core facilitate every player in every sport and game activities. The objective of the study was to find out the comparative effectiveness of core strengthening exercises on throw velocity in cricket players.

Method: This study was an Experimental study design. The samples were selected on the basis of convenient sampling with random allocation of samples. 50 subjects were selected, in the age ranging from 15-20 years were assigned into two groups; Group A Core strengthening exercises with daily workout (25 subjects) and Group B Daily workout (25 subjects) 3 times in a week for 6 weeks. Pre and Post throw velocity were measured, by standardized formula and noted down. At the end of the 6th week, the pre and post throw velocity were compared of both groups.

Results: Results of the present study demonstrated that both the interventions in experimental and control group were found to be individually effective in improving ball throw velocity of cricket players.

Conclusion: The present study concludes that both the interventions in experimental and control group were found to be individually effective in improving ball throw velocity of cricket players. But while compared the posttest outcomes in between the groups, the intervention of core strengthening exercises in experimental group was found to be better on improving the ball throw velocity of cricket players than the cricket players treated with daily workout in control group.

Implication: Core strengthening exercises are effective in improving the ball throwing performance in cricket players.