The setup modification allowed Jaker to unleash his full might

Prior to the most recent BPL season, Jaker Ali was approaching his fiftieth birthday during an intra-squad game between the Camilla Victorians and the Masco Cricket Academy. His coach, Muhammad Salahuddin, approached him and requested that he alter both his posture and his backlift.

Muhammad Salahuddin suggested that Jaker attempt a higher backlift and slightly extend his legs, emulating a baseball hitter standing in front of a pitcher. Jaker gave it a go in the middle and, much to his amazement, smashed a six with relative ease. That shot altered the trajectory of his cricket career.

Muhammad Salahuddin told him to adjust his posture, take some light stretches, and try to raise the bat higher in the air because that extends the bat’s range of motion. If your base is strong, he can also hit the ball hard and to different parts of the ground.,”

The right-hander put on an outstanding display in the BPL season that followed [this year], accumulating 199 runs at an average of 99.5 and a strike rate of 141. However, it took him more than a year to reap the benefits of incorporating these suggestions into his approach. Jaker hit a fifty in the first T20I series match against Sri Lanka in a high-pressure chase, demonstrating that his BPL successes were no coincidence and showcasing his skill even farther.

Jaker admitted that switching up his hitting strategy and adopting a new one was difficult for him.

“At first, I had trouble adjusting to the new posture and backlift, but after hitting a six, I realized that this was the base that might really help me advance. I needed over a year to adjust to the new setup completely.

“When you move a lot while power striking, it becomes harder to connect the yorker with the ball that is traveling at a speed of more than 135 [kph] and the slower ones as well. It is hard to connect these balls if you are not stable, but it is easy to pick those deliveries and even the mishit goes for a home run when you are in a stable position with a strong base at that time,” the man stated..

“We are not genetically extremely strong, so we must power strike by using the proper technique. There is a technique for striking sixes, which we must employ, and it becomes simple by doing so,” he stated. “I’m trying to use the earth to produce the power.”

When large hits are not required, Jaker disclosed that he can also return to his original stance. He also mentioned that he occasionally attempts to play with the bowler’s mind by setting up in the power-base posture but playing normally.

“I have two setups that I can play in. I can adjust my posture to fit the circumstance,” stated Jaker. Sometimes I play with a power-base stance because everyone knows that when I do that. I’m in the mood to hit, but other times. I play for ones and twos, so you could say it’s a mind game,” he added.

In addition to his ability to strike hard. Bangladesh‘s head coach Chandika Hathurusingha was pleased with the 26-year-old’s ability to maintain composure under duress. When filling in as a finisher in the limited format.

“It is quite energizing to observe his abilities. Only in this BPL did I see him. It’s incredibly good to see that he is so composed. It is a necessary attribute for a batsman who bats at Nos. 5, 6, or 7. Most of the time, you have a limited amount of time to do tasks. So it was incredibly satisfying to see what Jaker could accomplish. As a squad, it greatly increased our confidence,” he remarked.