Mastering the Art of Batting: Secrets to Scoring Big in Cricket
Art of Batting
Why do some batsmen score so many runs while they try everything they can and still not feel satisfied with the amount of runs they score in a season? Batting is at the same time the most rewarding and most frustrating of the cricket disciplines. It is rewarding because when everything comes together you can score a big hundred and be the hero of your team. Frustrating, because you can, after standing in the hot sun fielding all day, be bowled first ball for a golden duck. The answer lies in being a student of the game. Not just going out to bat with no plan, but studying why some batsmen score tons of runs and others show potential but never quite get there.
What separates the great batsmen from the average ones
Is it all just natural ability and raw talent or is there something more to it? Is there some magic formula that certain guys have that makes them better batsmen? Unfortunately, there is no simple answer to becoming a Great Batsman. No magic formula that will make you suddenly hit beautiful on-drives for four when you always used to struggle with the shot.
The secret to becoming a great batsman lies in several things:
1. Understanding and doing the basics right
2. Understanding the psychology behind batting
3. Knowing how to build a big innings
4. Knowing what to do when the situations do not suit the batter
5. Moving with the times and knowing how to score big and score quickly
So, how can YOU get more rewarding days? More days when see the ball well and pierce the off-side with pinpoint cover drives, clip the ball elegantly through the leg-side, or brutally take on the spinner with slog-sweeps into row 14.
What will you learn?
- How to stroke beautiful on-drives and leave bowlers miserable.
- All the shots in the book! And a step-by-step guide on how to play them.
- Building a big and long innings.
- Different approaches to your innings based on the game situation.
- When to premeditate a shot and learn how to manage your risk in chasing big runs.
- How to play all around the wicket and not just be limited to one side of the wicket.
- How to get yourself out of a patch of poor form (or stay in good form).
- Playing vicious uppercuts for 6 over third-man.
- Dealing with various types of pitches.
- How YOU can play spin bowlers and make sure that you get on top of them from the start.
- Developing an approach to the three different forms of the game. Even if you do not play multi-day games you will play 20/20 matches and full-day matches. You simply cannot have the same approach in both games.
- How to handle close fielders around you and put the pressure back on them.
- Dealing with chirping and sledding from the bowler and fielders.
- How to concentrate for hours and still play good shots when you are dead tired.
- How to effectively run between the wickets and build massive innings with singles.
- Dealing with chirping and sledding from the bowler and fielders.
- How to concentrate for hours and still play good shots when you are dead tired.
- How to effectively run between the wickets and build massive innings with singles.
- What role does fitness play in you building big 100s and maintaining concentration?
