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Which Factors Make a Successful Cricket Player?

There are a range of physical and mental factors that contribute to successful performance in sports, as listed below. Not all of these factors are important for cricket players - and that is what this survey was created to determine.

The data collection is complete. We found out how important you think each of these factors are to the success of cricket players. If you think there is a difference between the different forms of the game, them please consider test match players when making your rating (note, these are just the average opinions of visitors to this site). You can read a more detailed description of the factors. This survey is an extension of a previous (though still active) poll asking you to select the single most important FITNESS component for cricket.

What do you think is important?

Voters were asked to give a rating from 1 to 5 stars, using this rating scale. The average of the ratings for each factor is presented here, out of a possible 5.

The following factors have been identified as key contributors to success in cricket, each rated on a scale of 1 to 5: