The Physics Of Momentum In Cricket

Momentum in cricket can be to do with either a player or a team, Momentum is the quantity of motion for example if a team has the momentum that team becomes harder to stop or slow down their momentum and becomes hard for the other team to catch them up in the game as they become stronger. Another meaning can be when a team has a winning streak and they become hard to stop with their confidence and performances (study.com, u.d).

Momentum in cricket is a huge aspect because it very usually determines the result of a match, with so much technology around, does this effect the momentum of cricketers as the DRS can take some time when dealing with a decision. This effectively becomes a time out for both teams where they have a little break, this either works good or bad for both teams as rarely cricket games end in draws in limited overs cricket. In test cricket the game is played over 5 days to determine the outcome and has less effect of momentum but can influence players views if a decision was not the right outcome. Referring to the Usman Khawaja’s decision, Australia (Khawaja’s National Team) were two-nil (2-0) down in the Ashes 2013 test series and with this sort of decision Australia team players will feel hard done by and possibly blame the technology DRS in use for the match which did finish a draw, which meant England retained the Ashes that year. Is Khawaja’s dismissal a turning point of the match? As some experts and fans would say as who knows if the DRS system was