Batting is not just about hitting boundaries, there is a lot to learn in it. To become a good batsman it’s quite important to stick to the basics of batting.In this article, we will be teaching you some shear basics of batting to face fast bowling effectively, if you are starting it from scratch as a batsman then learn these basics any practice then to perfection.
An outswinger is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. It is bowled by swing bowlers. An outswinger is bowled by holding the cricket ball with the seam at an angle and the first two fingers running along either side of the seam. Once the ball has worn and been polished so that one side is rougher than the other, the rough side is placed on the left. When the bowler delivers the ball, he angles the seam so that it points slightly to the left as well, and releases the ball rotating about a vertical axis with the seam along the rotational axis. The angle of the seam to the direction of motion produces an aerofoil effect as the ball moves through the air, pushing it to the left. This is enhanced by differential air pressure caused by movement of air over the rough and smooth surfaces, which also tends to push the ball to the left. The result is that the ball curves, or swings to the left. From a right-handed batsman's point of view, the swing is away from his body towards his right, i.e. towards the off side. This swing away from the body is the source of the name outswinger.
Swing is a term that describes how a cricket ball will move laterally in the air once it has left the bowlers hand. Instead of travelling in a straight line towards the batsman, the ball will curve through the air. Some bowlers will swing the ball away from the batsman – this is called outswing. Some bowlers will make the ball swing in towards the batsman – this is called inswing.
In the sport of cricket, a bouncer (or bumper) is a type of short-pitched delivery, usually bowled by a fast bowler, which bounces once and then reaches the batsman at head-height. Bouncers are used to drive the batsman back on to his back foot if he has been freely playing front foot scoring shots, such as drives. To this end, bouncers are usually directed more or less at the line of the batsman's body. Aiming at the batsman is legal provided the ball bounces on the pitch; or upon reaching the batsman, the ball is below the batsman's waist. Aiming at the batsman's head without bouncing on the pitch, known as a beamer, is illegal.
A yorker could be described as the king of all bowls. It's when the ball lands directly at the batter's feet, and it's extremely difficult to hit. Oxford dictionaries suggests that the term was coined because players from York bowled them so often.A yorker is a ball pitched on or inside the popping crease. A full pitch is a ball that the batsmen can reach before it hits the ground.
AB de Villiers or popularly called ABD by the fans is a South African batsman famous for his 360-degree style of play. Since his debut in 2004, the pretorian has risen to gargantuan heights with his sheer raw talent and an incredible array of shots that has befuddled the fans over the years.AB de Villiers has the ability to increase his batting strike rate in any situation, unlike most players in the world. Apart from attacking the bowler, he is also known for the defensive technique in Test Cricket. In 2015, AB De Villers scored 43 runs in 297 balls at the strike rate of 14.05 in Tests.
Virat Kohli is the only Indian batsman who got 890 rating points in the ICC ODI ranking. Previously Sachin Tendulkar got the best rating of 887 in 1998. Virat Kolhi has the record of having the highest ICC rating points (922) in the ICC Player Rankings for Test Batsmen. Virat Kohli scored six double centuries as a captain in test matches. He surpassed Cricket legend Brian Lara, who had five double centuries as a test captain. Virat Kohli has the most number of 150+ scores as captain in Tests – 9 times. Virat Kohli became the first player to hit consecutive 3 centuries in against two opponents (West Indies & Sri Lanka). Kolhi is the most successful Indian ODI captain. Kohli’s success rate is 75.89% as a captain which is better than M.S. Dhoni. Virat Kohli scored more than 20,000 runs at an average of over 50 in all formats -Test matches, One Day Internationals, and T-20 matches. Virat Kohli captained India in 17 T20I bilateral series and won 12 out of them. India lost just 2 series under him. Virat Kohli becomes the first Indian cricketer to cross 10,000 T20 runs.
Seeing his cool captaincy skills for the T20 World Championship in 2007 held in South Africa, he was awarded the captain’s position for the one-day international team as well. Within 4 years, he brought the World Cup back in India after 28 years in 2011. Since then, he has won a lot of accolades across the world. He received Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna in 2007-08. He also received LG’s People’s Choice Award in 2013. Under his formidable captaincy, the attitude of the entire cricket team transformed. He is considered to be one of the greatest cricket captains of all time in the world.
