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Trigger movements are short movements made by the batsman before the ball is released and the reason why batsmen use trigger movements is to get some additional momentum and time while playing a shot. But it is always advisable to not use trigger movements while you are playing at the club level or district level because you will not be facing too many quality bowlers and it's always good to stick to the basics when you are a budding professional. In this article, we are going to discuss about types of trigger movements. 1)BACK AND ACROSS TRIGGER MOVEMENT Virat Kohli after playing a shot in back and across It is a trigger movement in which a batsman move the back foot back and across towards the off stump. After the backfoot is moved across towards the off stump the body weight is transferred back to the front foot. This movement is completed before the ball is released by the bowler. After the ball is released the batsman plays the shot he wishes to play. This movement is used by ...

CREDITS: BCCI If you are a professional cricketer you know that you started your professional cricketing journey by practicing basics like how to grip a bat, how to stand on the pitch etc. As time passed you may have mastered all these techniques and now you may feel it easy to score runs. But when you progress more and enter into the next level in your career you will be facing more quality bowlers. So now you need to add some special techniques in your batting, that will help you to face these quality bowlers more effectively and efficiently and one of those techniques is trigger movements. In this article, we will be discussing trigger movements in depth. WHAT IS TRIGGER MOVEMENT? Trigger movement is a short movement of the feet that takes place just before the ball is released by the bowler. It helps the batsman to get into a position that will help him to play either front foot shots or back foot shots more easily. The batsman will be having a particular trigger movement for both ...

  Whenever you watch a cricket match you can see some batsmen tap on the pitch before facing a ball. Do you ever thought is there a reason for that. In this article, I am going to answer your doubt if you have never understood what is the reason behind those tappings. The most common reason why batsmen tap on the pitch is for knowing how hard is the pitch and how much bounce it can produce. They are trying to analyze the nature of the pitch by tapping on the pitch. If the batsman found that the pitch is hard then he will stand within the popping crease. If he finds that the pitch is not very hard then he will stand outside the popping crease or on the popping crease Another reason why batsmen tap on the pitch is for getting rid of any stone or other particles which can help the bowler to produce some movement for the ball. So the batsman gets rid of it to avoid the unfair advantage of the bowler against him. Another reason for batsmen to tap the pitch is to slightly flatten out the...

The Former Australia Captain Steve Smith is considered as the best test batsman of this decade and smith has a very unorthodox batting stance. So his batting stance can be considered as the best batting stance. When he is in batting stance there is a considerable amount of gap between his feet. and his back foot is either at the off-stump or outside the off-stump. It is not his default stance. He changes his stance according to the bowler. Another interesting thing about his batting is his trigger movement. He also has a high backlift and he also shuffles his bat many times before hitting the ball. The only reason why we can say his batting stance is the best is his performance. His stance helps him to play the most difficult deliveries with ease. He has even successfully played with ease against the best fast bowler of modern-day test cricket "Jofra Archer". His unorthodox batting stance also gives him additional time to react to the fastest balls bowled. As a result, he get...

WHAT IS A BATTING STANCE? Batting stance means how you stand on the pitch to face a ball bowled by a bowler. The best batting stance is a position that helps the batsman to comfortably play most of the shots against any ball bowled by a bowler. A batting stance includes how you place your feet on the pitch, how you position your head to watch the ball, where you rest the bat before attacking the ball, how your shoulders are positioned, and how much you bend your knee and hip. WHAT IS A GOOD BATTING STANCE? HOW TO DO BATTING STANCE? The Orthodox batting stance is considered as the best batting stance and it is the most commonly used batting stance by players at all levels. It is considered the best batting stance because it helps a batsman to play any type of shot to any part of the ground. It gives more comfort for batsmen in playing shots. STEPS TO FOLLOW: 1) Stand sideways with feet pointing to the point fielder 2) Feet should be shoulder-width apart. 3) Weight should be equally bala...

WHAT DOES TAKING GUARD IN CRICKET MEAN? OR WHAT IS BATTING GUARD? It means marking the place, where you want to stand on the crease in relation to the stumps while batting. If you are taking a leg-stump guard you should align the front of your shoes with the leg stump. Taking the guard is the first activity a batsman does when he comes out to the crease to bat. WHY DOES BATSMAN TAKE GUARD? A Batsman marks the guard to make sure that he is standing at the same position for all the deliveries in an over or innings. This helps them to analyze the line of the ball about the stumps and helps them to leave the balls bowled outside the line of the stumps which the batsman finds very difficult to play. For becoming a great test player you should be able to leave balls that will not give you a chance to score runs but can take your wicket through edge catches. Taking guard helps batsmen to avoid such deliveries which pitch outside the off stump.  Guard should be taken especially when you ar...

The first and foremost important thing you need to learn in batting is how to hold a bat. The way you hold the bat has a significant influence on your batting style and performance. If you are a person who doesn't know how to hold a bat then batting will be a nightmare for you. Without knowing proper batting grip you cannot play the shots you wish to play. Knowing the batting grip is important to perform even if you are playing with your friends for fun. Initially, it will be very difficult for you to follow the batting grip but if you have mastered how to hold a bat then everything else will become much simpler and the important thing to notice is that you will be able to play shots to any part of the ground especially if you are facing difficulties in playing shots to the offside. Having a good batting grip will help you a lot to improve your offside shots. ORTHODOX GRIP OR THE V-GRIP It is the most commonly used and most efficient way to hold a cricket bat. Every cricketer shoul...

Cricket is a very complex and skill-demanding sport. In that batting is the most skill-demanding area. If you want to become a world-class batsman it will take you years of training and hard work. But working hard only can't make you a great batsman, you need to understand what and how you want to work in order to get the right results. In this article, we are going to discuss various tips and techniques that you should follow to improve your batting exponentially. It is important to understand that knowing all these points doesn't make you a world-class batsman. But your success depends on how you interpret these points to apply in your professional batting career. 12 MUST-KNOW CRICKET BATTING TIPS 1)MASTER THE BASICS Every professional was once a beginner and all beginners need to learn and master the basics to become a professional. This is one of the basic principles every budding cricketer should understand.  without having a strong base e ven if you practice 3 or 4 hours ...

  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 ...