Learning Cricket: The Art of Batting on the Back Foot By Herschelle Gibbs Published on: Practise a balanced stance with a relaxed posture. Place a cone with a ball on top around the middle stump and another cone a little wider than the off stump. Ensure that these cones are further ahead from the c...
Learning Cricket: Getting Familiar with Self-Batting Drills By Herschelle Gibbs Published on: Have a balanced batting stance with a relaxed posture. For the cover drive, place three balls on cones not far from the batting crease. Taking a stride forward, keep your eyes over the ball and with weight...
Learning Cricket: How to Face a Fast Bowler? By Herschelle Gibbs Published on: Have a relaxed posture with a balanced stance. Always remember to keep your eyes level with the ball. The secret to effectively bat to fast bowling is to know when to shift your weight on the front and the back foot. Als...
Learning Cricket: Stand Back and Punch (With Your Bat) By Herschelle Gibbs Published on: Have a balanced stance and try to relax while waiting for the bowler to reach the bowling crease. When you notice the ball pitched short and a little wider than the off stump, shift your weight on the back foot...
Learning Cricket: Figuring out the Reverse Sweep By Herschelle Gibbs Published on: With a relaxed posture and a balanced stance, keep your eyes level on the ball. As a right-handed batter, take a stride forward, place your back foot knee on the floor and instead of lifting your right hand holding t...