Correlation between the Usage of Imagery and Sports Performance among Cricket Players

Abstract

Mental imagery, also known as visualization or mental rehearsal, involves creating vivid mental representations of desired actions, situations, or outcomes. The use of mental imagery techniques has gained considerable attention in sports psychology as a tool to enhance performance by improving athletes' cognitive and psychological states. The Imagery and Sports Performance questionnaire was used to collect data from 63 cricket players during a game. Significant group differences in imagery usage were found using one-way analysis of variance (F = 16.435, p