Ep 18 - How I Hit a T20 Hundred: Dutch Opener Michael Levitt on Power Game Secrets & Mental Clarity

18/10/2025 1h 14min
Ep 18 - How I Hit a T20 Hundred: Dutch Opener Michael Levitt on Power Game Secrets & Mental Clarity

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Netherland's Opener Michael Levitt opens up on the simple blueprint behind a T20 hundred, powerplay intent, and mental clarity. We cover how he backs himself under pressure, reads bowlers, sets clear plans, and turns tempo into boundaries. He breaks down the Namibia 135, the communication with partners, and the drills that sharpen bat speed and contact quality. You will hear practical routines you can copy in your next innings, from pre ball cues to breathing and visualization.  What we cover • Power game basics, intent in the first six, boundary percentage, strike rotation • Process over outcome, confidence, trusting your instincts when plans wobble • Reading matchups, field manipulation, scoring options by length and line • Flow state in cricket, mental recovery between balls, clearing noise • Training ideas, bat speed and contact drills, video review, simple KPIs • Netherlands culture, leadership, and what the team expects from an opener Timestamps 00:00 Intro 00:01:07 England vs South Africa pathways and conditions 00:03:03 Early technique talk and field awareness 00:08:50 Simple plans, why simplifying works 00:10:31 Process over outcome 00:13:33 Visualization and mental routines 00:14:30 Simplicity in decision making 00:16:02 Confidence and backing yourself 00:32:15 Matchup science and reading bowlers 00:33:07 Setting up the hundred, cues before the surge 00:34:08 The Namibia 135, shot choices and momentum 00:34:52 Flow and keeping tempo 00:37:41 Scotland tri series lessons 00:43:26 World Cup surfaces, Sri Lanka warm up, New York wicket 00:47:44 Backing yourself, selection and role clarity 00:58:23 Back yourself, closing the loop on confidence 01:00:14 Drills, training ideas and simple KPIs

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