CRICKET: BATTING Batting is one of
the most exciting parts of cricket for cricket fans.
Shots in batting
range from the square cut, hook, off-drive,
The
Cover Drive
'The
important things are to get your foot across to the pitch of the ball
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A very tough shot because it is hard to open your foot to point straight down the pitch, bring the bat down nice and straight a nd still hit the ball hard enough to go down the ground.' 'I
tend to hit this one wide of mid-on against pace bowlers,
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My trademark shot I suppose. The key is to let the ball come to you and then turn your wrists at the last instant. I can play this to balls on off-stump when I'm seeing them well.' 'In
one-day games I sometimes hit it harder and in the air,
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Square Cut
A shot
I really like. As long as you have enough width outside off-stump,
'It
is an important shot in Test cricket because pace bowlders usually
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A basic
bread and butter shot against pace bowlers.
'The
key is to stay on line, not follow the ball if it leaves you late.
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Mark
says, 'Soft hands are important here too,
'Again,
a key shot in that it allows you to keep good balls out of your stumps.'
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