Can you dream a record-breaking moment into reality? Proving the naysayers wrong, that’s exactly what cricketer Jemimah Rodrigues and her coach Prashant Shetty did, by harnessing the power of visualisation. Speaking post the team’s history-making win, Shetty revealed Rodrigues and he had spoken of this moment months in advance, visualising all possible scenarios and outcomes during training, and preparing accordingly. And so, her gameplay that night felt ‘almost like déjà vu’, with Rodrigues implementing everything she’d prepared for. Rodrigues isn’t the only Indian cricketer to discuss the power of visualisation — Virat Kohli too has discussed how he visualises difficult scenarios and formulates winning strategies. And, according to experts, it is a technique that can be adapted to a variety of scenarios, priming your brain and body to overcome obstacles.

‘Seeing’ victory