Paper Details

The popular team game in most Commonwealth countries is Cricket. Anthropometric dimensions and physical fitness characteristics play`s an important role in determining the success of a cricketer. That’s why researcher planned to Compare Anthropometric Variables and Physical Fitness variables between rural and university level male medium fast bowlers in Cricket. A total of 20 rural and university level medium fast bowlers were selected from Bongaon block and Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya using purposive sampling. Age of the subjects were ranged from 15-25 years. Criterion measure was four anthropometric variables, such as, standing height, Arm length, Leg length, Body weight and five physical fitness tests i.e., Flexibility, dominant handgrip strength, Leg strength and Back strength test were measured on each subject using standard technique. Collected data were calculated by SPSS (v-26.0), where independent t test was used to compare both groups mean and Pearson product moment correlation was used to check the correlation. Result reviles that rural medium fast bowler had significantly greater Flexibility and Leg Strength than the university medium fast bowlers. In that rural and university medium fast bowlers Height with Leg Length, Dominant Hand grip strength with Leg Strength and Back Strength had significantly positive correlations with majority of anthropometric variables studied.

Anthropometric variables. Physical fitness, medium fast bowler