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
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
Comments