📍 THIS WEEK’S RADAR

• ⭐ No Stokes, no Kapil — ICC’s top all-rounders ranked by peak rating, not hype.

• 🏏 Bairstow x Livingstone on sixes.

• 🎯 Royals Coaching Hub now in Hindi — master spin bowling with Richard Das Neves.

• 🧤 Throw better, faster — American football drill upgrades arm speed and mechanics.

• 🧠 Nerves = focus fuel — teach players to ride the rush, not fear it.

• 💼 This week’s trending jobs.

⭐HOT THIS WEEK

No Kapil, No Hadlee: ICC’s Top-Ranked Test All-Rounders of All Time 🏏

Wisden revisited the ICC’s historical rankings to identify the greatest Test all-rounders — judged purely by peak rating points. Only ten players have ever crossed the 500 mark.

🌟 Garry Sobers (669) tops the list, with unmatched dominance across batting and bowling, followed by Ian Botham (647) and Jacques Kallis (616). The rest of the top ten features legendary names: Keith Miller, Richie Benaud, Imran Khan, Tony Greig, Andrew Flintoff, Aubrey Faulkner, and Chris Cairns.

Strikingly, giants like Kapil Dev (433), Richard Hadlee (483), and Shaun Pollock (490) miss out, as do modern stars Ravindra Jadeja (475) and Ben Stokes (498) — both falling just short of the 500 threshold.

The list underlines how rare it is to be truly world-class with both bat and ball — and why the great all-rounders remain some of the game’s most valuable assets. What are your thoughts on this? Do you think Stokes will make the cut come career end?

🏏BATTING LAB

Six Hitting Masterclass 

💥 Dominic Cork chats with Liam Livingstone & Jonny Bairstow on The Hundred and the secrets to world-class power hitting.

What’s the biggest takeaway for you — technique, mindset, or timing? 🏏

🎯BOWLING LAB

🎯 Want To Add More Weapons To Your Spin Bowling Arsenal?

Mastering the art of spin isn’t just about turning the ball — it’s about control, deception, and outsmarting the batter. 🌀

Now you can learn the fundamentals from Richard Das Neves, one of the Royals Coaching Hub’s top mentors. His course breaks it down into practical, game-ready insights you can apply straight away — whether you’re a player looking to sharpen your skills or a coach wanting to pass on elite techniques.🙌

📲 Register today and start mastering the art of spin with Richard Das Neves. And with the help of next-gen AI tools, the full course is now also available in Hindi. 🙌

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🧤FIELDING LAB

Want To Throw A Cricket Ball Harder, Faster, and With More Control?

Cricket Matters share a crossover drill that uses an American football to improve throwing mechanics. A game-changer for developing better arm speed, coordination, and rotational power—especially for fielders looking to level up.

If you or your team struggle with weak throws, shoulder stiffness, or poor mechanics—this drill could be exactly what you need.

🧠THE MIND GAME

‘My Nerves Got The Better Of Me…’ 🧠🏏

Just like tennis champion Maddison Keys admitted after a shock loss in the first round of the US open earlier this week, every cricketer knows what it feels like when nerves tip performance the wrong way. Whether it’s walking out to bat in a tight chase, bowling the final over, or fielding under pressure, nerves can shift focus from the ball in front of you to the fear of what might go wrong.

Physiologically, nerves are just the body’s stress response — adrenaline kicks in, sharpening focus and preparing you for action. That’s good, until it overwhelms. Breathing shortens, muscles tighten, and anxious thoughts crowd the mind.

The lesson for cricketers isn’t to get rid of nerves but to reframe them. Nerves mean you care. They mean your body is primed. The best players accept this and use it — turning the rush into sharper focus, controlled energy, and composure in the key moments.

The question for coaches: how are you helping players learn to channel nerves, rather than fight them?

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