I’d love to get some feedback on the strategies batters have to help them relax between balls and then be ready to focus and concentrate for the next ball?

I recently read Ricky Ponting made a habit of asking the umpire how many balls to go after about the fourth ball of an over as he wanted to make sure there was only two balls to go and in his mind he was determined not to get on the fifth or last balls in the over.

We recently played against a young player and after every ball he’d walk 5 or so metres towards the square leg umpire and turn around, walk back, and compose himself to face the next ball. It worked for him, on the day he scored 142.

I read a story about a former Australian Test batsman who used to choose a small object or sign around the ground and after each ball he tried to relax and then he'd look at the small object which became a trigger point to refocus for the next ball

I marked my guard after every ball, then watched the bowler all the way back to their mark, with particular attention paid to the ball and what they were doing with it. Then I would ensure that I was ready and waiting for when they turned to begin their run. Again, on the approach I focussed on the ball all the way to pick up the seam and shiny side placement.

Another quirk: I used to make another mark on the crease approximately 12 inches outside off stump, long enough to see it in front of me. This was a guide as to when I could leave balls outside off stump.

Routines. Switch in and switch off, releasing worry in mind and tension in the body. Review each ball, plan for the next ball, believe 100% in ability to execute. Minimise length of full concentration to be from point of release to playing the shot.