Q&A for How to Play Various Shots in Cricket

Keep your head still and your eyes on the ball. Let the ball come to you and play the shot. Take an example from golf - head still, target locked, swing and gone. The more that you keep your head still, the greater the chance of you hitting the ball.

The first thing is to believe in yourself. Stay focused on the ball and the match situation. Take a deep breath, be positive every time and congratulate yourself on every shot that you play.

A sweep shot is usually played when the ball pitches around the leg stump and is not bouncing too much. If you find yourself in this situation, you can try playing a sweep shot.

For a right hand batsman, the upper hand or the left hand should be gripped tightly with right hand being the support to hold the bat. Opposite hands are used by left hand batsmen.

The best way to face the short ball is to rock back and, in the backfoot stance, play the hook shot. The shot should be hit low, because there are chances of the ball hitting the edge and becoming out.

The square cut is played to a ball bowled short and wide outside the off stump. Move your weight onto your back foot. Bring your bat across the line of the ball towards the offside, and increase your bat speed into contact, from a high position to lower one. Roll your wrists as you hit the ball over the ball, to keep it down.

Playing cricket with a tennis ball can help you to face faster deliveries since it has more spin and bounce than a regular cricket ball.

Try to the raise bat a bit. It will help with your flow.

You can either wait for the ball to come to the bat and go for a loft above the fielders,r you can charge toward the ball and clear the boundary.

If the ball is yorker, you can defend it. Because if you want to hit it aggressively, the ball can hit the stamp.

It depends. If the ball is a yorker, play a helicopter shot. Otherwise play a straight drive.

Move your hands to the bottom of the grip. Make sure you have the right size bat. Practice, practice, and practice. In the case of cricket, practice certainly makes perfect.

You can try to hook it or just duck. If you try anything too fancy you might get hurt.

Watch the ball until it comes to your bat. Observe the bowlers by playing few defensive shots. Try to play easy shots before you go for big hits because this will help you to gain confidence. Practice more in nets.

Work on explosive short sprints and changing direction quickly. To work on sprints, do 30 seconds of sprinting between two cones and practice going from standing still straight into sprinting. Try timing your sprints and beating your previous score to give you something to aim for.

There are two ways: you can hit the ball before it touches the ground; or get back and hit the ball.

If it's a yorker-length delivery, you should move on backfoot to cover the wicket and just drive it backwards in front of your legs. If it's a short ball, place a pull shot or slog over square leg. If it's a good length delivery, you can place a cut.

It can only be played on a low ball. As it reaches your foot swing your arm fully.

You can judge the ball and when the ball is just hitting the bat put your leg down and successfully play a sweep shot without being called out.

Leave the ball if it is good length outside off stump. If leaving isn't a good option, come forward and block the ball. This way, you won't be caught in the slips, neither will you be out.

Be confident. Believe your batting. Look at your strong and weak point. Try to improve weak point.

If the ball is chest-high, you can always use the pull shot. If the ball is head-high, you can use hook shot. The hook shot is riskier than the pull, though, and timing is always important.

Practice different lengths in the nets or try mastering a length you are bad at.

Not really, as long as you hit the ball well. If you do not hit the ball well, then that might be a problem.

Follow the ball with your eye and choose an appropriate shot. Cricket is not only about the physical game, but also about mental strategy. Out of experience, I can say that we lose concentration when we underestimate ourselves, so maintain a good level of confidence and admire yourself!

You just need to concentrate and focus on the ball. You shouldn't think about scoring at a high strike rate; focus more on gaining experience. You should get creative, stay calm, and be relaxed in every shot.

Practice both, because the more you practice, the better you will get. Go to the nets and practice the shots you are not so comfortable with so you can improve.

If you're playing with your friends, you can just wear sunglasses that fit snugly on your face while you play. Otherwise, just do your best to keep the ball low.

Just focus on ball till it reaches half of track and apply the shot in the direction you want. It is all about your technique and timing.

You just need to concentrate on one place, just on the bowler and his hand. If you are able to do that, you truly can stay at a fixed place in front of the wicket.