Episode 14- Back foot Batting drills - 27.05.2020

Hi friends,

Hope we are doing practice of previous episode tips and getting benefited, with our past blogs, we have discussed about front foot batting skills,

Now we are going to discuss about back foot batting skills, we can defense the short pitch balls, we can punch that balls too, and square cut, pull, hook, late cut, upper cut etc. are the shots which can be play with back foot skills.

Firstly we have to understand that what is back foot, how to do this, which are the directions and what is the correct technique to do this, So here is the answers of all your queries and anxieties

“To be on the back foot means to be put in a defensive position, to be in retreat, to be knocked off balance. Primarily used in British English, on the back foot is a phrase that is most probably derived from the sport of cricket.”

“It enables you to score runs in the area between mid-off and cover to a delivery just short of a length. As with all other back foot shots, you'll need good balance and quick feet movement. But unlike the hook or square cut, the back foot drive relies more on timing and placement rather than power”

Now for our kids, it’s a bit difficult to understand the foot movement and balancing our body while playing the shot, so we will go one by one, firstly we will practice foot movement only than gradually will go with other drills,

Simple steps to follow-

1.   Take proper stance

2.   Come to the One position similar

3.   Move rear foot slightly towards off stump in band position only

4.   Again come to one position.

Practice there simple four steps to make foot move in back side and in next episode we will discuss about defense on back foot.

Hope the information is worth to you and will help your kid to understand that what is back foot in cricket and how to do foot movement.