ArticleFrontiers in sports and active living2025
Impact of acute mental fatigue on cricket-related performance measures in university level indoor cricket players.
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- Effects of mental fatigue on lower-limb explosive power and anaerobic capacity: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Pooled it
- Essential visual skills for cricket performance and talent development: a review of the literature.Medical hypothesis, discovery & innovation ophthalmology journal · 2026Review
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Abstract
Acute mental fatigue affects elements of sporting performance such as technical performance or decision making in high-level athletes, however less is known about the effects in non-elite sport. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of acute mental fatigue on cricket specific performance and reaction time in university-level cricketers during the indoor competitive season. Ten male university cricket players (Age 18-23 years, height 183.3 ± 8.7 cm, body mass 88.5 ± 19.8 kg) performed baseline testing, and two experimental test conditions separated by a 48-hour washout. Mental fatigue was induced using two different tasks: a 30-min smartphone-based Stroop test (Stroop) and a 30-min smartphone-streaming based cricket video (Film). Performance outcomes were assessed through the English Cricket Board's Run2 test for sprint performance and the Batak test for reaction time. The results indicated that both the Stroop and Film conditions induced mental fatigue compared to Baseline [χ
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