A Study of Stylistic Features of Cricket Commentary: A Discourse Analysis
NUST Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, 2021 This study is based on the analysis of language practices and features that different cricket commentators use in international cricket matches. This study explores that cricket commentary forms a complete register on its own with its field, tenor, and ...
Hamid Naveed, Hazrat Umar
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Crossing the Boundary: a study of the nature and extent of racism in local league cricket [PDF]
, 1997 Since the start of the 1993/4 football season the 'Let's Kick Racism Out of Football’ has had some success in persuading clubs and players to recognise racism in the game and act to counter it.
Gilson, N +3 more
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Asian Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 2022 For practitioners working in high performance sport, the primary goal is to ensure that precious preparation time is utilised efficiently, effectively and resourcefully to provide maximal impact on the performance potential of the individual or team.
Ian Renshaw +5 more
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Differential Biofeedback Intervention in Moderating Inhibited Performance in Soccer
SHS Web of Conferences, 2016 Performance excellence in soccer crucially depends on mental toughness or more specifically the aspect of emotional flexibility and hardiness of the player. Since indices of projective evaluations can reveal hidden emotional crises and internal conflicts,
Soumendra Saha +4 more
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POWER POLITICS OF SPORTS IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND ITS EFFECTS ON CRICKET
Margalla Papers, 2021 Sports can influence people like all other cultural activities. They act as a diplomatic tool to alleviate tensions and improve ties between states. Millions worldwide follow their favourite sports passionately; however, states and leaders sometimes ...
Abdul Qadeer
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Cricket’s Regional Identities: the Development of Cricket and Identity in Yorkshire and Surrey [PDF]
, 2007 Cricket literature, and that of English society generally, has attributed almost diametrically opposite regional identities to the counties, players and supporters of Yorkshire and Surrey County Cricket Clubs. This essay aims to reveal the causal factors
Stone, Duncan
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Women, cricket and gender relations: A sociological analysis of the experiences of female cricketers [PDF]
, 2007 This thesis was submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy and awarded by Brunel University.The sociological study of women and sport, thus far, has focused primarily on females' involvement in football.
Velija, Philippa
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'All Yorkshiremen are from Yorkshire, but some are more "Yorkshire" than others': British Asians and the myths of Yorkshire cricket [PDF]
, 2012 This article explores the contemporary relationship between Yorkshire cricket and South Asian communities through oral testimonies with white and British Asian cricketers within the region.
Fletcher, T
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Comparing Social and Intellectual Appeals to Reduce Disgust of Eating Crickets
Studies in Arts and Humanities, 2015 Objective. Research on disgust, to date, has focused on general sensitivity. This experiment looks at disgust specific to eating crickets, how it can be reduced, whether there are differences with gender and whether age correlate with that disgust ...
Sheppard, Barry, Frazer, Patricia
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THE ROLE OF MORPHOLOGICAL TRAITS ON THE BATTING PERFORMANCE OF CRICKET BATSMEN – A REVIEW STUDY
International Journal of Physiotherapy, 2020 Background: The batting performance is assessed by considering the batting average and strike rate of a batsman. With the induction of T-20 cricket matches, the strike rate of a batsman has gained much attention from coaches and team management.
Muhammad Zia Ul Haq +5 more
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