Know your cricket: Batsman and their various strokes

A batsman can play various strokes and enthrall audiences. Here are some of them that can be edge of the seat stuff.

DRIVE: A straight-batted shot, played by swinging the bat vertically through the line of the ball. A drive can be a cover drive, straight drive, on drive or square drive.

CUT: A shot played off a short-pitched ball on the off side near to 90 degrees from the wicket (towards point).

PULL: A cross-batted shot played to a ball around waist height by swinging the bat horizontally towards mid-wicket or square leg.

HOOK: A horizontal bat shot against a rising ball.

LEG GLANCE: A stroke played to flick the ball.

SWEEP: A cross-batted shot played to a low bouncing ball, usually from a slow bowler, by kneeling on one knee and sweeping it to the leg.

SLOG: A powerful pull shot played over midwicket, usually hit in the air in an attempt to score a six. A shot would be described as a slog when it is typically played at a delivery that would not ordinarily be pulled. It is often played in a kneeling position

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