Q&A for How to Hold a Cricket Bat

To hit a helicopter shot one must have a tight grip on the handle. This shot works best for a Yorker (ball pitches closer to the batsman). The batsman must swing the bat mostly towards straight, mid-on or mid-off direction such that he rotates his bat, pushing the ball forward. He must swing his bat fully in a circular manner and land it back in his crease. This is an excellent lifted shot as it generates more power to carry the ball for a longer distance. Former Indian captain M.S Dhoni specialized in this type of shot.

If you are left-handed, before you play a shot, your bottom hand should be v-shaped. When the ball comes, your bottom hand should be harder in comparison to you right hand. If you are right-handed, do the opposite.

It is really easy to hit sixes on fast balls. First, you should not be afraid of the ball (the more afraid you are, the greater chance you have of being injured by the ball). See the ball and focus on it. When the ball approaches, see the ball with all your focus. Then just time the ball with a little extra power and have a good follow through of the bat.

You should start your trigger movement when the bowler starts to release the ball from his hand.

Top hand should dominate, just play with your top hand only and see the changes, it will help you play straight.

If you're right-handed, your right hand would be the nearest to the bat and the left hand is farther away from the bat.

Cricket is like all racket and ball sports; it's important for you to develop a good grip to be able to hit all around the wicket. Choose the grip that best suits you for the best results.

Stand in front of the wickets with your legs either side of the run line. Have your shoulder facing the bowler and have the bottom of the bat in between your legs on the line. Then, when the call comes, move your bat up to your shoulder and swing, timing it perfectly to meet the ball and make the bat become in contact with with the ball.

Hold it in the same way as you do on a normal sized pitch, just react a bit more quickly to time the drive properly.

You can use whichever hand you are most comfortable with. This could be your dominant hand or your non-dominant hand. The best thing to do is to try using both to see which is more comfortable for you.

Just time the ball properly with enough power and the ball will go flying. Practise to time the ball properly and also to hit it harder.

I don't recommend you to do that, even if you can. This can cause gum-weakening and loose teeth and it is in no way useful for the game of cricket.

You can try. Focus on the ball and time it right. Aim your bat higher than usual and apply more force. But realistically, some of your hits will not return a six.

As you're a right-handed batsman, your right hand will be your bottom hand while your left hand will be on top. Aggressive batsmen are mostly bottom handed players, meaning they use their bottom hand to provide power to the shot. Try to keep the palm of your right hand not in direct contact with the handle, that'll allow you to hit the ball in all areas. Gripping the handle on the lower side will give you more control while gripping on the higher side will allow to hit more powerful shots. Try to get something between the both, so that you can get both power and control over your shot. Overall, you will need to play cricket and realize yourself what suits you and develop that as your style.