ABSTRACT:Introduction: Psychomotor ability is synonymous with neuromuscular ability and relates to one’s general sports skill ability. It is ones present ability or status of neuromuscular components of motor performance. Objectives of the study: 1) First objective of the study was to characterize the group of psychomotor abilities of different group of male cricket players of Madhya Pradesh. 2) Second objective of the study was to compare the psychomotor abilities of different group of male cricket players of Madhya Pradesh.
Materials and Methods: To serve the purpose of the investigation 30 male cricketers were selected from the M.P.C.A. (Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association), Indore. Bowlers (30) of under-19 and above -19 cricket players who had participated at national level. Age group of players was 14-35 years in different categories.
Results: calculated t-value from kinesthetic perception (-2.89), speed of movement (0.25), and balance (-0.33) and finger dexterity (-0.33), was less than the tabulated t-value (2.048), so there was no significant difference between the mean scores of under-19 and above-19 groups of bowler and there was significant difference between the mean scores of under-19 and above - 19 groups of bowler, the calculated t- value from reaction time audio (4.96*) and reaction time video (5.16*), was more than the tabulated t-value (2.048), of psychomoter ability from selected bowler of MPCA (Madhya Pradesh Cricket association), Indore.
Conclusions: 1) The calculated t value of kinesthetic perception (-2.89), speed of movement (0.25), balance (-0.33) and finger dexterity (-0.33) is smaller than tabulated t value (2.048) because both groups performance similar to each other. 2) Reaction time audio and video calculated t value (4.96) and (5.16) is greater than tabulated t value (2.048) because above-19 bowler and under-19 bowler were better performance in reaction time audio and video.