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BACKGROUND: The characteristic of a hamstring muscle to get tightened is much higher than other skeletal muscles. Physical inactive way of life causes bad body posture. That would be the reason so far that the long sitting hours seen in college students to get altered length of hamstring muscles. Cross hand release methods are by a far the main, major and normally utilized strategies in the MFR approach and structure the premise of each other MFR procedure. Instrument are right now being made and tried to be utilized to recreate myofascial release procedures so people can do their own helped fascial discharge at home without the guide of an advisor. One such device is foam roller. METHODOLOGY: According to inclusion criteria 40 subjects from Ahmedabad Physiotherapy College were selected. With the help of simple chit method of randomization all 40 subjects were divided into two different groups. Group A foam rolling, and Group B cross hands myofascial release technique. RESULT: Result were statistically analyzed using paired and unpaired t-test by using SPSS version 20, there was significant improvement in SIT AND REACH SCORE with p<0.05 in group A and group B, but there was more significant improvement in SIT AND REACH SCORE in group B rather than group A. CONCLUSION: For improvement in hamstring flexibility in college going students cross hands MFR was more effective treatment then foam rolling. On individual bases both treatments were improving sit and reach test score in college going students.