A Developing a Multisensory Performance Framework for Bowling Accuracy in Visually Impaired Cricket: A Systematic Review
A Developing a Multisensory Performance Framework for Bowling Accuracy in Visually Impaired Cricket: A Systematic Review

Summary/Abstract: Bowling accuracy represents an essential performance variable in visually impaired (VI) cricket, but existing literature does not provide a validated, cricket-specific framework of assessment of the challenges of this group of perceptual-motor. The purpose of this systematic review was to cover this gap by synthesising existing evidence on cricket and adapted sports to propose a conceptual framework of integrating multisensory performance factors. Five databases (2015-2025) were searched systematically and in accordance with PRISMA 2020 principles and allowed finding the necessary 28 eligible studies. The quality of the studies was evaluated using such evaluation tools like the Jadad Scale, Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS), and AMSTAR 2. The results revealed the importance of auditory, tactile, proprioceptive and balance-based feedback systems in enabling motor control and skill acquisition in VI athletes. The findings in goalball, blind baseball, and adaptive athletics were generalized to provide information about situations in cricket. It is due to such synthesis that new conceptual framework was introduced with sensory inputs being related to intermediate abilities, e.g., balance and core stability and finally, to the accuracy of bowling. The protocol not being registered and the empirical validation of the method being cricket specific are the main limitations even though the methods are methodologically strong. The review ends by recommending validation of this multisensory model and the creation of inclusive and standardised assessment instruments of VI cricket.

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