The purpose of the present study was the effect of weight training on physical fitness components among spin bowlers and fast bowlers in cricket.  The study was administered on 15 spin bowlers and 15 fast bowlers in the age group 18-25 years of various colleges from Madres University men cricket team.  Chennai to find the impact of weight training on the development of Physical fitness, the pre and post – test (AAHPER fitness tests) had been conducted.  The present study attempts to assess the influence of weight training on physical fitness development. It is well understood that several factors are highly inter – related to training and Physical fitness. This application is a significant contribution to the field of physical education and sports in relation to develop physical fitness of sports persons. In addition, the results been analyzed and presented through tables in discussion part.  So the hypothesized statement i.e., there would be significant impact of training on physical fitness development of cricket players is accepted. The value of speed (23.65), Aerobic fitness (12.76), Agility (15.46) Flexibility (9.19) and Strength test (8.92) among cricket players in two tests are significant at the level of 0.01. Thus then results determined the influence of physical fitness training on the performance of the spin bowlers and fast bowlers

Keywords: Physical fitness, weight training