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How To Take The Correct Stance

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How To Take The Correct Stance

Whether you are an International cricketer or play on your local village green, you always need the correct playing stance. Learn the basics of cricket with this simple step-by-step video. Whether you are an International cricketer or play on your local village green, you always need the correct playing stance. Learn the basics of cricket with this simple step-by-step video.

Step 1: You will need

Step 2: Making your mark

When a batsman first gets to the crease he should put a mark on the crease to indicate where the stumps behind him are. It is normal practice to ask the umpire to give him guidance.

Step 3: Left or right handed?

The batting stance principles are the same for right and left-handers. The right-hander should have their left foot forward. The left-hander should have their right foot forwards

Step 4: The feet

You are now ready to assume the batting stance. The feet should be approximately a foot apart either side of the crease. It is the base to play all your shots, so remember to be comfortable and relaxed. The batsman should be side on when the bowler is about to deliver

Step 5: Balance

The weight of the batsman should be on the balls of their feet, with the knees slightly bent. This means they can transfer quickly to either their front or back foot depending on the length of the ball

Step 6: Getting comfortable

The top hand rests comfortably on the inside of the front thigh

Step 7: Ready to play

You are now ready to start practising your batting - in time you will use this stance to play a number of different shots and hopefully score some runs.

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  1. farooqnoor

    These Cricket Videos is very good for me i will defently try in the next matches

  2. Anonymous

    im new to cricket so these videos help paticualy the bowling ones dont down the vids if u dont have 1 better of ur own i dont see u helping people with ur own time by making vids

  3. Anonymous

    I think hat the best way to stand is the way u most fell comfortable to play your preferred shots, but still to play every shot necessary

  4. Anonymous

    good

  5. Anonymous

    Stuff dis vid

  6. Anonymous

    this video *****

  7. Anonymous

    emmmmm this stance is good but not very easy to go on the bk foot on

  8. Anonymous

    Hey if u want to learn how to controll ur shots and keep them along the ground put a racket ball inside ur bottom hand glove but so it is in ur palm

  9. Anonymous

    hey i rekon u should take the stance thats suits how u play and how u feel comfortable use ur own naturally way to play.

  10. Anonymous

    Thnx for telling what is correct stance, but i prefer my own which suits me and i can play more shots than the one shown here. I hope ppl understand from this comment that they dont need to follow everything from here or coachs something comes naturally just keep that dont listen to anyone u will succed like me ok bye.