| Individuals put a lot of effort over complicating things | | | | You always try to score off the bad deliveries if you |
| when it comes to batting. As a result they tend to | | | | can, but when you get a good ball, it is a matter of |
| focus on the less critical components of batting when | | | | survival with a good defense technique. |
| in fact they should be focussing on the obvious. | | | | Keep Your Eye On the Ball |
| I guess it is only normal for people to assume that | | | | This sounds straight forward doesn't it, often you'll |
| the simplest of things will not work, but in most | | | | find that those that do that more consistently will |
| situations it is the simplest that always more often | | | | more than likely be playing finer cricket strokes and |
| works. | | | | place the ball more correctly. This means looking at |
| We will review some of the underlying tips when it | | | | the ball from the moment it leaves the bowlers hand, |
| comes to batting, and getting these simple things | | | | to where it strikes your cricket bat. Most of the |
| right will take your batting to the next level. | | | | time, players don't look at the ball when it comes |
| Good Defensive Technique | | | | close to the bat, and this can lead to incorrect |
| The top cricketers of the world play wonderful | | | | strokes. |
| cricket shots, but they also have a healthy defensive | | | | Those are just two example of effective batting |
| stroke. The top players don't always score off every | | | | techniques, and when your come close to |
| ball. This is because it is not always possible to score | | | | flawlessness with these qualities alone, it will better |
| off each ball, and so they play the ball on its merits. | | | | your batting substantially. |