Teach Yourself Batting

Contents: 1. Introduction. 2. Batting--brief history. 3. The Grip. 4. The stance. 5. Front foot defence. 6. Forward defence. 7. Back foot defence. 8. Late cut or back cut. 9. Back lift. 10. Taking guard or block. 11. Drives played in batting. 12. The pull. 13. Square cut. 14. Leg glance. 15. Batting rules.

"Batting is the backbone of cricket sport. Oftenly, great young cricketers used to catch the glimpses of the spectators. Batting is one of the important ingredients of cricket and therefore it should be tackled seriously. Batting skills demands appropriate timings and judgement while playing the ball.

The present book deals with all aspects of Batting which is an integral part of cricket viz., historical background, skills and techniques, and rules. The text are arranged in a lucid form and being written in simple colloquial English.

In this way, the present book has wide scope for the new aspirant cricketers especially those who wish to develop and sharpen their Batting skills, prospective coaches, beginners and teachers of physical education and sports etc." (jacket)