PCB Gets State-of-the-Art Bowling Machine

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has installed a state-of-the-art Trueman 3 bowling machine at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) as part of its efforts to provide players with modern training facilities and match-simulation practice.

The advanced machine features a high-contrast LED animation of a bowler on its front screen. The animation is synchronised with the exact release of the ball, helping batters prepare in a way that is closer to real match conditions.

The bowler animations are based on legitimate bowling actions, allowing players to work on their trigger movements, decision-making and batting sequences in a more realistic training environment.

📸 PCB has installed a state-of-the-art Trueman 3 bowling machine at the National Cricket Academy as part of its continued efforts to provide players with modern training facilities and match-simulation practice

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The Trueman 3 machine also allows coaches and players to adjust line, length, speed, swing and height. Individual balls, overs and spells can be saved and used in sequence or shuffled to create random match-like scenarios.

Director High-Performance Aqib Javed said the Trueman 3 is the latest technology and that Pakistan is the first cricket board to use it.

“In traditional bowling machines, it is often difficult for players to adjust to the release point of the bowler, their trigger movements and the timing of when to get ready,” Aqib said.

“The advantage of this machine is that the batter can see the bowler’s video on the screen and synchronise himself accordingly. At the same time, the machine can be programmed according to a batter’s requirement, which helps in preparing the player very close to a match situation.”

Pakistan all-rounder Salman Ali Agha, who faced deliveries from the machine at the NCA, also praised the new technology while speaking to PCB Digital.

“The biggest advantage of this machine is that the batter can relate his practice to a match situation. As cricket is moving towards the modern day, new shots and new methods are being introduced and this machine helps us prepare for those challenges,” Salman said.

“It feels like a bowler is running in and bowling. The ball comes with an action, so you have to match your timing like you do in a match. I think this technology will help batters improve further and we will benefit even more from it in future.”

The installation of the Trueman 3 machine is part of PCB’s continued focus on using modern technology to improve player preparation and provide batters with training conditions that closely reflect real matches.