SOME IMPORTANT KNOWLEDGE ABUT CRICKET
Whether you're playing cricket in the park with your friends or out in the middle for a match, it can help to have a few tricks up your sleeve. As a bowler, the art of deception can be key to dismissing your opponent. At the other end, for a batsman, being able to play more shots can heighten your run scoring opportunities.
Pace Bowling Tricks
For pace bowlers, the slower ball can be a real weapon. Instead of gripping the ball with two fingers next to each other on the seam, split your index and middle finger as wide as you can either side of the ball to disperse the power you put on to the ball when bowling. This can lead to a slight lack of control, so when practicing the slower ball, you may need to focus on direction rather than pace too, though a well executed slower ball deceives the batsman. Keep the ball hidden from the batsman on run up to prevent them from reading the delivery.
Another delivery that can cause problems for batsman is the cutter. Hold the ball as usual, with your index and middle finger on the seam, but on delivery, drop your fingers off the right of the ball for an off cutter (and off the left of the ball for a leg cutter). This imparts rotation on the ball, and cause some movement off of the surface of the pitch. It also slows the delivery down, which gives the ball more chance to move off the pitch and therefore cause the batsman to play the wrong line.
Another delivery that can cause problems for batsman is the cutter. Hold the ball as usual, with your index and middle finger on the seam, but on delivery, drop your fingers off the right of the ball for an off cutter (and off the left of the ball for a leg cutter). This imparts rotation on the ball, and cause some movement off of the surface of the pitch. It also slows the delivery down, which gives the ball more chance to move off the pitch and therefore cause the batsman to play the wrong line.
