What are the different shots in cricket?

Cricket shots

• Defensive shot.
• Drive.
• Flick.
• Cut.
• Square drive.
• Pull and hook.
• Sweep.
• Reverse sweep.

What is short arm jab?

Short -arm Jab.. Short means :- Short move/Movement/motion/distance. Arm- Playing the shot with the arm i.e Limb . Jab – Small punch or a small nudge. Kohli plays this shot very well if I’m not wrong he invented this short-arm jab.

What is leg glance in cricket?

The leg glance is a shot played to a ball that is full of length and the ball is usually on the pads of the batsman. The player plays the shot behind square leg. The shot is characterized by the batsman closing the face of the bat slightly after contact.

What is the main back foot shot?

Typically, the conventional batsman will employ a front foot shot for deliveries of a fuller length (i.e., pitching closer to the batsman), and a back foot shot for deliveries of shorter length.

Who invented short arm jab shot?

9) Short arm jab – Paul Collingwood This is a shot that every batsman with a powerful arm needs to have in his armory.

What is paddle sweep?

A paddle sweep is a type of horizontal bat shots wherein the ball is deflected towards the fine leg with the bat extended towards the bowler. The bat is almost near-stationary. This type of bat shots is often not recommended as it poses a risk of getting dismissed because of the leg behind the wicket.

Who invented ramp shot?

8. The Marillier Hit. Prior to the advent of the ramp shots and slightly before the emergence of T20 cricket there was a little known or remembered Zimbabwean cricketer by the name Doug Marillier. He is often regarded to be the inventor of the ramp shot.

What does being on the back foot mean?

phrase. If someone is on the back foot, or if something puts them on the back foot, they feel threatened and act defensively. From now on, Labour will be on the back foot on the subject of welfare.