As a batsman, you must behave some responsibility from your team because when you score a good amount of runs in cricket then your team chances increase to win that cricket match.
We are going to share some important cricket batting drills which you must have to practice as a batsman to improve your batting. Even you can do all these batting drills at home or at the ground. These batting drills are very useful in terms of enhancing your batting skills. Whenever you get free time at home or at the ground you can try these drills alone.
Below is the top 3 Cricket Batting Drills –
1. Shadow Batting
Shadow Batting is the easiest way to practice & improve your batting technique. To practice shadow batting, you only need one cricket bat nothing else. Some of the below questions might be you get in mind right now.
- What is Shadow Batting?
- How do these drills help to improve your batting skills?
Many international cricketers prefer to do shadow batting before starting any match. So, why they give such importance to shadow batting, the reason behind it is. In shadow batting, you practice a particular shot motion many times.
For e.g., If I want to practice shadow batting of cover drive one thing you should keep in your mind that your front foot must go forward and your front knee must be bent, and your bat face while playing cover drive should be on the cover side. By practicing cover drive in shadow batting will make you feel comfortable to play cover drive. You can play this shot in a match without any struggle because you have been practicing it multiple times.
2. Stump & Ball Drill
Sir Don Bradman use to improve their batting skills with stump & ball drill. He was one of the best batsmen in the history of cricket. If he practices with this drill that means it’s a very important drill for a batman.
This drill helps you to improve your hand-eye-Coordination. As a batsman, it’s very necessary to improve hand-eye-coordination to do batting with your best skills.
How you have to Practice Stump & Ball drill?
Hold a stump in one hand and on the other hand hold a tennis cricket ball. Try to use a tennis ball because if you use a leather ball it can damage your stump. Stand in front of the wall and throw the ball on the wall and hit with a stump. You have to try to hit the ball with a stump consistently. When you will start feeling comfortable hitting the ball with a stump then whenever you going to hold a cricket bat it will become easier for you to middle the ball in a cricket match. This drill also helps to improve your timing.
3. One Hand Batting
If you are a right-hand batsman your right hand will be stronger as compared to the left hand. Because every right-hand batsman didn’t use left hand more. And the whole power while batting is generated by the right hand.
As a young cricketer, it becomes more difficult to play with heavy bats because their left hand is weak. The left hand is weak because they use the right hand more for back lift and downswing. If you want to make your left hand strong you can easily do that with this drill.
How you have to practice this drill?
Hold a cricket bat in one hand and from another hand throw the ball and hit with one hand. This drill is basically known as a “One Hand Batting” This is one of the best drills if you want to make your left hand strong.
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