THE CRICKET CLINIC!!!

trying to bowl a doosra like muralis is a stupid idea, even if you learn to bowl it exactly like him, it will be very very different from a traditional off spinners action

i bowl my offies like murali. i can manage the doosra about half the time. im really pround of myself. even though i bend my arm like murali

murali bends his arm less than you think

i'm having a problem with playing shots on the leg espectially balls which come on the leg side and i'm not very good at flicking either

i need help leaving ones i dont need to play at

I need to work on my catching, When I try to catch, the ball just bounces out. I'm fine with slip catches, but the ones that are skyed I have problems with. Even when I close my fingers around it, it manages to slip out.

Get in the nets and simply practise leaving the ball.  Don't play anything that you think will miss off stump - if you do you should be forced to buy the 1st round !

Originally posted by Sledger Get in the nets and simply practise leaving the ball.  Don't play anything that you think will miss off stump - if you do you should be forced to buy the 1st round !

Edited by 7/45 - 17 December 2007 at 10:33am

Even the best of players have been undone leaving a ball that swung late SW.  It's still a vital attribute knowing what to play and what to leave.
    The odd mistake of leaving one and getting cleaned up will be offset by all the runs you'll score because you made the bowler bowl where you want. There's nothing worse than running in on a swelteringly hot day and watch the batsman let it go through time and time again. 
      Two batsmen spring to mind - Geoff Boycott and Gary Kirsten - they had the patience of saints and rarely left anything they shouldn't have.

Then make sure you know what you're leaving. Leaving a ball pitching close to the stump is risky. Leaving one pitching way outside off can't be of any harm. I still stand by my comments though. Know what you're leaving.

Ofcourse I know mistakes are bound to happen but seeing those professionals leave balls a fraction outside off and getting lbw and bowl is a disgrace!! As I say before, know what you're leaving. If the ball is pitched 2 feet away from the stump and you're gonna leave it, stick your pad out so that it negates everything if the ball zips back in.

7/45..

-Know where your off stump is (it's easier if you take the middle stump guard).
-While arriving at the crease, observe which way the wind is blowing (use a few blades of grass).
-If the wind is blowing into your off stump, then, 'leaving' is not really a good option, unless the ball is way outside off stump.
-I take middle stump guard, and when the ball is pitched outside off, and I take a forward stride towards the line of the ball, and if the ball is still outside my bat's zone, I leave it - a lot of times, with the bat tucked closer to my body, and moving the face of the bat away, at the last minute towards point.  I dont shoulder arms in the traditional sense.
-And just remember - you dont need to hit every ball that is coming your way.  It's a mental thing.  You need to keep reminding yourself that, just before the bowler starts his run up.

I have been playing for about 5 years now, and I have a good defense.  I follow the above, and I'm yet to be bowled or out lbw to one that I left, or edged one, while I use my own 'leave' technique.  Works great for me.

My technique frustrates the hell out of the bowlers, because, the ball passes the bat by a few inches, but I'm very confident about my technique, because, I watch the ball like a hawk when I leave it.

'Leaving' is more about confidence, and confidence comes only with practice and experience.  Practice leaving, and you'll get the hang of it.



Edited by Punch - 30 December 2007 at 5:15pm

oh.... very good use, could have at least put it in the shoutbox

when playing the drive off the front foot and back foot how do i keep my left elbow straight? my right elbow which is at the bottom is straight but cant keep my leg elbow is it because of my grip?

yes i was tring to refer to a high elbow while batting, i cant get a high elbow when batting, and my elbow is bent, when i try to keep my left elbow high when playing a shot it hurts.