Episode -21 To know the basics of Bowling - Part- 1

Hello Friends,

Our Batting session is almost over, Hope I have covered all the essential things in my previous blog, Further if any customized requirement is there, please let me know – I will help you out at my best level

Now we are starting a new session i.e. Bowling…………….

We all know that Cricket have four things in Major i.e. Batting, Balling, Fielding and Wicket Keeping, All aspects are very important for a balanced and strong team, So will try to cover all techniques of bowling in this session

TYPES OF BALLING –

A-    Fast Bowling

B-    Medium Pace Bowling

C-    Spin Bowling

Fast Bowling – A Bowler who rely on the pace of the ball to dismiss the batsman - A typical fast delivery by a professional has a speed in the range of 137–153 km/h (85–95 mph).

Fast bowler aim of pace bowling is to deliver the ball in such a fashion as to cause the batsman to make a mistake. The bowler achieves this by making the hard cricket ball deviate from a predictable, linear trajectory at a speed that limits the time the batsman has to compensate for it. For deviation caused by the ball's stitching (the seam), the ball bounces off the pitch and deflects either away from the batsman's body, or inwards towards them. Swing bowlers on the other hand also use the seam of the ball but in a different way. To 'bowl swing' is to induce a curved trajectory of the cricket ball through the air. Swing bowlers use a combination of seam orientation, body position at the point of release, asymmetric ball polishing, and variations in delivery speed to affect an aerodynamic influence on the ball. The ability of a bowler to induce lateral deviation or 'sideways movement' can make it difficult for the batsman to address the flight of the ball accurately. Beyond this ability to create an unpredictable path of ball trajectory, the fastest bowlers can be equally potent by simply delivering a ball at such a rate that a batsman simply fails to react either correctly, or at all.

As per previous international records, Pakistani Bowler Mr Shohaib Akhtar has reported fastest baller in world he bowled at 161.3 Kmph as his fastest ball, also known as “Rawalpindi Express”

However Mr Morne Morkel of West Indies had bowled at 173.9 Kmph which is 12.6 Kmph faster than Shohaib Akhtar

Medium Pace Bowling - Fast bowlers usually bowl above 130–35, and it goes up to 150 while medium pacers are the ones who bowl upto 130km/hr. There is no major difference in fast bowler and medium pacer and it is of speed only, 

Spin Bowling – Spin bowlers are magicians who do magic with ball,They didn’t rely on the pace, they rely on swing only, that can be in two ways, either inside the stumps or outside the stumps. Spinners may of many types like off spinner, leg spinner, right handed left handed etc,

This is very basic introduction of bowling and now we will move into the details and will learn other aspects of balling, So keep tuned keep watching keep following and most importantly keep practicing, We see you in next episode with bowling knowledge………………..

Episode-20 Late cut and Upper cut -19.06.2020

Hi friends,

Hope we are doing practice of previous episode tips and getting benefited, with our past blogs, we have discussed about back foot drills, and in our last episode, I described Hook Shot.
Now we are moving to end the back foot skills with late cut and upper cutLate Cut is most safe shot to play with highest concentration on batting, Upper cut is mix of late cut and hook shot which is can also be played with high concentration on batting and with strong body balancing when bending towards back side, both shots are been played behind the stumps and the pace of the ball can be used perfectly by batsman in these shots.

Late Cut - A late cut is played as or after the ball passes the batting player's body and is hit towards the third man position. The cut shot is typically played off the back foot but is also sometimes played off the front foot against slower bowling

The backward movement is usually accompanied by a huge back-lift as the batsman waits for the ball to pass him on the off-side. As the ball crosses the batsman around waist-height and starts to go beyond the batsman, the willow comes across in a horizontal manner, 'cutting' the ball towards the off-side.

A late cut is a cross-batted stroke typically played off the back foot by slicing the ball towards third man. ... Lean your head towards the line of the ball to play the shot close to your body and cut the ball at the very last moment to deflect it wide of the keeper's reach.

Upper Cut - An upper cut is a shot played towards third man, usually hit when the ball is pitched outside the off stump with an extra bounce. It is a dangerous shot which can edge the ball to keeper or slips if not executed correctly. The shot is widely used in modern cricket.

This is most magical shot which was invented by GOD OF THE CRICKET, none other than Legend “SACHIN TENDULKAR”.   Tendulkar's craft while using it truly makes him the inventor of the modern uppercut where the ball doesn't stay on the ground but sails over the third man boundary. Not only for records is he arguably the greatest to pick up a cricket bat.

I am trying to describe Upper cut in this way “A half bally, or short pitch ball with the height above chest level or at head level on off side or targeting body of the batsman, he should keep bend himself, Make body in Z shape, Bat to flat and face of the Bat towards Sky, and touch ball softly and to ensure it will cross to wicket keeper,

This is all about the Back foot game in cricket which is finish now, Perfection will come with lot of focus practice and with time, So keep watching keep practicing and keep enjoying the game of gentlemen.

Episode-19 Hook Shot in Cricket - 13.06.2020

Hi friends,

Hope we are doing practice of previous episode tips and getting benefited, with our past blogs, we have discussed about back foot drills like Defense, Drive, Pull, Back foot punch skills.

There are few more shots which can be played on back foot, i.e. Hook Shot, Late Cut, Upper Cut etc,

Hook Shot is the only shot which is played in air only on short pitch or bouncer balls, There will be two results of this shot, Either you will got the maximum run with this shot or you will catch out at boundary, You may be safe if lucky enough to lend at no man land.

Now will going to tell about Hook Shot -

“The Term hook shot is used when the shot is played against a ball bouncing at or above chest high to the batsman, the batsman thus "hooking" the ball around behind square leg, either along the ground or in the air.”

The most important thing in this shot is – Focus on ball or eye watching till the last moment you are hitting the ball, Remember one this, this shot is to safe guard your body first and to score runs with safety.

I further suggest that this is only introduction of this shot here to know about, you may not follow this shot with small kids, as they cannot control the bounce of the ball at this age and there back foot balance is also not so strong, So only show case this shot in video but have to practice later,

I am attaching some picture here and sharing some you tube links to watch the Hook shot is all about.

In our next episode, we will discuss or learn about Late cut and Upper cut shot..

Keep tuned keep learning keep practicing

Happy Summer vacations to the Kids………….

Episode -18 -Pull Shot - 08.06.2020

Hi friends,

Hope we are doing practice of previous episode tips and getting benefitted, with our past blogs, we have discussed about Square cut.

Now we are going to discuss about pull shot, so first we have to know that what pull shot is..?

“Played at its best, the pull shot is one of cricket's finest sights. It's an aggressive, cross-batted shot played off the back foot towards the leg side off a short pitched delivery. It's different to a hook shot because it's played on or around waist high and is easier to control.”

But friends, this is very early for our kids, because the ball sense body balance and eye contact on ball, hand eye co-ordination is not so strong in early age, it is required a very long and steady practice on batting,

But I will give a short introduction of this shot and you may practice for a bit.

I am adding some pics and videos of this shot for your reference to understand that how could to play.

Episode -17 Square Cut - 01.06.2020

Hi friends,

Hope we are doing practice of previous episode tips and getting benefitted, with our past blogs, we have discussed about back foot batting skills, Back foot defense and drive.

After doing practice of foot movement toward back side and towards off stump and learnt that how to defense drive a short pitch ball or short of length ball.

Now we will Practice a new shot i.e. Square cut, it is a most safe and scoring shot if played accurately. I am describing below about this shot

“ when any ball is pitching at Sort of good length area and moving towards outside the off stump, now the batsman get the chance to open his/her arms and hit the ball by throwing the elbow over ball towards third man or at point area is called square cut shot”

To Practice this shot, there are few things to remember and to practice…

Body Balance on Back Foot,

Back Foot Movement towards Ball according to Room of the ball, It may be closer or may be far..

Watching of ball till the end of the execution of shot

Punching the ball when it is at Point area or towards Third Man area

Shot must be grounded

Throwing of Elbow

Adding a video for reference so that it can be understood the actual sense of shot playing.

Hope it will be helpful to you to understand the topic..........