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  In cricket, batting is a combination of different techniques. For becoming a good batsman you should deeply understand and learn those basic techniques. The one important piece of advice I wish to give you is that master the basic techniques especially if you are a beginner, then only you should adjust the techniques according to your personal preferences. You should also make sure that while batting on the pitch, everything comes naturally. Don't overthink and take decisions while batting on the ground. But when you are batting in the nets you should select shots consciously.  It is your personal choice whether to take decisions consciously. The advantage of having a natural touch in batting is that you will not be under pressure. The following are the techniques that you should master to become a better batsman: 1)GRIP Developing your batting skill is like building a house, the base should be strong. You should not compromise on the quality of the base. In batting, the bas...

According to law 33 of cricket, the striker is caught out: " If a ball delivered by the bowler, not being a no-ball touches his/her bat without having previously been in contact with any fielder and subsequently held by a fielder as a fair catch before it touches the ground" RULES RELATING TO CAUGHT OUT 1) Batsman cannot be out if the ball is a no-ball or a dead ball 2)Batsman can be caught out if he hit the ball with his bat or gloved hand holding the bat 3)Batsman cannot be caught out if the ball had made contact with the ground before or during the fielder takes the catch 4)Batsman cannot be out if the ball is hit and lands beyond or on the boundary line. 5)A batsman cannot be caught out if the fielder taking the catch makes contact with the boundary line or an area or thing outside or on the boundary line while he is in contact with the ball. 6)A catch is only complete after a fielder obtains complete control over the ball and his own body LATEST UPDATE OF THE CAUGHT-OUT ...

  The captain of a cricket team has many responsibilities to fulfill. But fielding is one of the most difficult things to plan and execute. A captain needs to set the field after analyzing various factors like how much score they need to defend, who is batting, who is bowling, how many overs are left etc. These conditions are very dynamic and the captain must set the right field for the right situation. A captain has three options while setting the field. The first is to set an attacking field, the second is to set a defensive field, the third is to set a hybrid field that may have more elements of an attacking or defensive fielding. In this article, we are going to discuss about defensive fielding. WHAT IS DEFENSIVE FIELDING? Defensive field setting is a style of field setting in which all the areas of the field are covered by fielders or it means that most of the fielders are placed in a way that all the areas where boundaries can be easily scored by a batsman is protected by fie...

The captain of a cricket team has a huge responsibility to fulfill. It is the captain who decides that who should bowl a particular over, what type of bowl should be bowled, and where the fielders should be placed. The Captain after analyzing different factors like the nature of the pitch, players in the final XI, opposition team, the boundary length, format of the game, etc form a strategy and according to that particular strategy he will set the field. Captains have mainly three choices regarding field setting. First, to set an attacking fielding. Second, to set a defensive fielding, or to set a neutral fielding(combination of both attacking and defensive fielding). In this article, we are going to discuss about attacking field settings. WHAT IS ATTACKING FIELDING? Attacking fielding is a fielding style used by captains to get some early wickets by inducing batsmen to play wrong shots  by making them frustrated by bowling continuously at a particular area   and placing field...

Everyone playing cricket knows how to take a catch. But most people fail to take a catch while playing with a real cricket ball. This due to lack of practice and lack of usage of proper technique. Everyone can easily take a catch if he/she is ready to spend enough time training and developing his /her fielding skills. If you wish to become a good fielder you should also make some corrections in the way you field. In this article, we will be discussing various things you should do to improve your catching ability : 1.WATCH THE BALL LIKE A PREDATOR Every fielder should have an attitude of a predator you, should watch the ball like, how predators like lions and cheetahs are watching their prey. If you can watch the ball all the way from the bat to your hands then you can take a catch more easily. It will also help you to understand the correct direction of the ball is and also help you to assess and understand its speed. which will help you to be in the perfect position where the ball wil...

  Catching balls in cricket is not very simple, untrained people generally fail to take even the easiest catches and  It is due to the lack of usage of proper techniques. So every person aspiring to become a cricketer should use the correct technique while taking catches. Even though catches can be taken in many ways there are some most commonly used catching techniques in cricket they are: 1.AUSTRALIAN CUP TECHNIQUE This technique is used to take high catches. When the ball is high in the air and coming over or towards your head and catching such balls is called a high catch. The Australian cup technique is also known as the reverse cup technique While taking catch using this technique you should point your fingers up and lock your thumbs and the top portion of your one hand should be placed above the top portion of your other hand and the hands should form a cup-like shape. while taking the catch make sure that your hands are relaxed and you should slightly move back your ha...

If you are Aiming to become a cricketer then you must take Fielding seriously, because it is as important as batting and bowling. A terrible fielder cannot become an inevitable part of the team. Fielding is a very important part of the game because saving runs is as important as scoring runs and a good fielder can contribute to wickets by taking catches, and through direct hits. If you  are a person aspiring to become a cricketer then fielding is a very important skill that you need to develop because even if you are an average bowler or batsman if you can save 20-35 runs and you are capable of taking catches and direct hits then you can become a permanent part of the team. The following are some of the best ways to improve fielding: 1.GET FIT AND ATHLETIC One of the easiest ways to become better in any sport is to improve your athleticism. The same is applicable for cricket, especially in fielding. Being an athletic person helps you to take dive catches, do direct hits, chase down...

GENERAL FIELDING RULES IN CRICKET These rules apply to all formats of cricket and there are some special rules applicable to ODI and t20 cricket which will be disused below under special headings. 1)  No fielder is allowed to stand on the pitch. Even a small part of his shoe or any other body part shouldn't be on the pitch 2)  Not more than 2 fielders other than the keeper is allowed to be in the quadrant of the field behind the square (the area between the leg umpire and the keeper) 3)  Not more than five fielders are allowed in the leg side 4) 30-yard circle should be visible till the game end. 5) Fielders should not change their position during bowlers runup 6) Even if the total no. of overs is reduced during the game due to some issue(rain, lack of light)there will be no change in no. of restricted overs (In Test cricket there are no field restrictions) ADDITIONAL RULES  FIELDING RULES IN ODI CRICKET 1) Only two fielders are allowed in the outfield (outside 3...

There are numerous fielding positions in cricket and most of these positions are unknown to most people but knowing all field positions is important for both players and spectators. Spectators must know the fielding positions if they wish to understand and enjoy the game deeply. It is very important to know the field positions if you are listening to the commentary on the radio or if you are reading through commentary in apps like cricbuzz, sportskeeda, etc  If you are a player then you must know all the Feilding positions otherwise communication with team members and captain will be very difficult. Even though there are 11 players in a team only 9 field positions can be occupied by the team at a time. one player in the remaining two players will be the wicketkeeper and the other one will be the bowler. Before knowing the fielding positions you must know some basic terms used in cricket. BASIC FIELDING TERMS USED IN CRICKET 1.OUTFIELD:   It is the area of field of pl...