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Fox Cricket’s new technology provides greater insights than ever before into cricket’s stars

Fox Cricket’s state-of-the-art technology has exposed the secret to Jasprit Bumrah’s greatness — and it’s predicted to take on some of cricket’s greatest myths next. Find out how Fox is changing the game here.

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Superman may have been able to leap tall buildings in a single bound but we bet he didn’t have a wrist that could flick a cricket ball at 60km/h.

Indian great Jasprit Bumrah has. It’s his hidden secret.

Or it was until new technology implemented this Test by Fox Cricket broke down the speeds of the moving parts of Bumrah and others to strip bare the previously hidden details of what makes them so special.

Fox Bio images break down Jasprit Bumrah’s action. Source: Supplied.
Fox Bio images break down Jasprit Bumrah’s action. Source: Supplied.

The new technology, which uses artificial intelligence combined with tracking cameras, has the potential to change sports analysis and coaching world-wide.

Virtual Eye, the New Zealand company which invented it, is likely to use it in America’s National Baseball League following its instant success in cricket and claims this is only “the tip of the iceberg’’ in the biometrical story of a bowler.

Fox Bio revealed that Bumrah’s arm speed at the point of the delivery is around 75km/h and the ball comes out at around 135km/h which means his magical right wrist can roughly generates 60km/h of power.

“That’s amazing, really,’’ Fox’s former England captain Michael Vaughan said. “This information can really help the next generation to understand why some players are so great. We need to give them as much information as possible.’’

The technology has the potential to expose some myths in cricket such as the belief that run-ups for fast bowlers ar all about momentum.

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“I used to think that but Bumrah runs in at just 18km/h so what does that say (about momentum) when (spinner) Ravi Jadeja runs in at just 16km/h (Pat Cummins is around 23km/h),’’ Vaughan said.

“Maybe momentum is not as important as we thought. I am looking forward to seeing how fast England’s Mark Wood runs in next year. I sense it will be around 30km/h.’’

Fox Cricket’s other new tool, FoX-RAY, which looks at the bone placements of players, has already confirmed a fascinating link between the summer’s two champion fast bowlers – Bumrah and Pat Cummins – who both have rigidly straight front legs which is the core of their powers.

This contrasts with most other fast men who bend their front bowling leg. Youngsters trying to copy the greats will have taken note.

Vaughan said the new technology had the potential to reveal secrets of bowling champions of the past.

“I am sure they can take us back into the archives and it will be interesting to see how it works for legends of the game like Jeff Thomson,’’ Vaughan said.

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