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Sports Science in Cricket: Fitness, Nutrition, and the Modern Cricketer

How sports science transformed cricket fitness — from the overweight county cricketer of the 1980s to the athletic training regimes of modern international players.

Written by GeoCric EditorialUpdated Jul 29, 2026

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