Understanding cricket batting techniques through a scientific lens (IMAGE)
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Prof. Habib Noorbhai completed his doctoral thesis on the backlift in cricket, and was among the first scientists to theorise the lateral batting backlift technique in cricket. Prof. Noorbhai is an Associate Professor and Director of the Biomedical Engineering and Healthcare Technology (BEAHT) Research Centre at the University of Johannesburg (UJ). He is also a sports scientist and has worked with local and international cricket teams since 2010. He is co-author of research published in Nature Scientific Reports: UJ researchers built the first deep learning AI model to spot which backlift style cricket batters use – straight or lateral. It automates the process of analysing players’ batting style, using video only. The greatest cricket batsman Sir Donald Bradman was a lateral backlift player.
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