Drives
1. Batsman poses erect on his feet, with his head right over the ball, and thus the entire weight of the body forward.
2. The top hand will control the stroke, while the bottom one will provide whatever power that is necessary to propel the ball in the direction chosen to hit.
3. The bat and hands should follow through the line of the shot, and finish at a high position.
2. The top hand will control the stroke, while the bottom one will provide whatever power that is necessary to propel the ball in the direction chosen to hit.
3. The bat and hands should follow through the line of the shot, and finish at a high position.
Square Shot
1. The head should stay steady and right on top of the ball, while the entire weight of the body should be shifted to the back-foot, which should move towards the stumps.
2. To keep the ball down, to avoid any chances for close catchers, it is important that a high back lift is used.
3. The bat should be brought down and across, scalping the ball at full extension.
4. The wrists should follow the motion immaculately, with the bottom hand controlling the shot.
5. The follow through is as important too: leave the weight on the back foot with the bat finishing over the front shoulder and behind the head.
2. To keep the ball down, to avoid any chances for close catchers, it is important that a high back lift is used.
3. The bat should be brought down and across, scalping the ball at full extension.
4. The wrists should follow the motion immaculately, with the bottom hand controlling the shot.
5. The follow through is as important too: leave the weight on the back foot with the bat finishing over the front shoulder and behind the head.
Pull Shot
1. The rear foot should get across to the off stump, with the line of the head outside that of the ball.
2. The front foot needs to swing to the leg side, so as to open oneself up.
3. The head has to remain steady, as just a small unevenness will cause an ineffective and potentially dangerous shot.
4. The bat should be swung across within the optimum possible time, so that it meets the ball in front of the body.
5. To prevent hitting in the air, the wrists need to be rolled over a little.
6. To ensure the best possible timing, the follow through too needs to be executed perfectly, with the head keeping still and the weight transferred on the front leg.
2. The front foot needs to swing to the leg side, so as to open oneself up.
3. The head has to remain steady, as just a small unevenness will cause an ineffective and potentially dangerous shot.
4. The bat should be swung across within the optimum possible time, so that it meets the ball in front of the body.
5. To prevent hitting in the air, the wrists need to be rolled over a little.
6. To ensure the best possible timing, the follow through too needs to be executed perfectly, with the head keeping still and the weight transferred on the front leg.
Hook Shot
1. Both feet should move around, and point towards the trajectory of the ball, after having been hit.
2. Either that or the weight shouldn’t transfer from the back to the front foot, unlike the pull shot.
2. Either that or the weight shouldn’t transfer from the back to the front foot, unlike the pull shot.
Defense
1. Meet the ball at the top of its bounce is such cases, which could be done by going back on one’s crease.
2. It is also requisite, so as to prevent losing one’s wicket, to play the back-foot defense with a relaxed grip, thus reducing the chances of edging to fielders close-by.
3. The back-foot should be well in the crease, with the line of the off-stump.
4. The front elbow should rise up in line with the ball, while the bottom hand should rest loose on the handle.
5. It is also necessary that the entire weight of the body is concentrated on the front.
2. It is also requisite, so as to prevent losing one’s wicket, to play the back-foot defense with a relaxed grip, thus reducing the chances of edging to fielders close-by.
3. The back-foot should be well in the crease, with the line of the off-stump.
4. The front elbow should rise up in line with the ball, while the bottom hand should rest loose on the handle.
5. It is also necessary that the entire weight of the body is concentrated on the front.