shubhrayu
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Keep in your mind that the bowler who did it was a useless guy.It happened by Fluke or else wear a chest guard and go no tension tht time
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Spinksy
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It wasn't a fluke though, he is a lightning fast bowler, I could barely see the ball let alone get some bat on it. He was bowling perpose bodyline at the time and managed to hit me four times, twice in the ribs, once on the wrist and once in the grill. It was painful at that time and I still remember it vividley. It isn't an excuse though to be sooo frightened of him even though he did brake my ribs. After that however, I was so shaken up and I could hardly concentrate. I ended up getting out two delivries later for a duck, the most painful one that I had ever endured.
shubhrayu
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So you fear him that's the only problem
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Maybe go to a physciatrist??
lightbulb
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Take my advice and get an aero chest guard and you should have no fear. Besides, very few bowlers will bowl like him so they're very rare.
lightbulb
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Depends, I would, as i've said at least twice, get all the aero gear because they're pretty light and are designed specifically to stop it from hindering your playing performance. Overtime you'll get used to your running speed so you can tell whether you can steal asingle or not.
shubhrayu
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I suggest Kookaburra gears Light and effective
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So far I've batted only once for my university 2nd XI, ended up 0* from 16 balls.
Solid resistance, people, solid resistance.
I'm not best qualified to give advice, but I'll try:
1. Keep it simple - play on the front foot if it's pitched up and on the backfoot against short deliveries. Try moving on tiptoes, especially when playing back.
2. You could take a leg stump guard, then have a dead-straight backlift, where the toe end of the bat points towards the keeper, so you can play straight.
3. Remember if it's short you can only cut, pull, glance, drive or defend, all off the backfoot. Try raising your front leg when you pull. or just wear loads of padding, as suggested above.
Solid resistance, people, solid resistance.
I'm not best qualified to give advice, but I'll try:
1. Keep it simple - play on the front foot if it's pitched up and on the backfoot against short deliveries. Try moving on tiptoes, especially when playing back.
2. You could take a leg stump guard, then have a dead-straight backlift, where the toe end of the bat points towards the keeper, so you can play straight.
3. Remember if it's short you can only cut, pull, glance, drive or defend, all off the backfoot. Try raising your front leg when you pull. or just wear loads of padding, as suggested above.
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I've noticed that our tail enders are dreadful with their feet movement. Perhaps chuck a tennis bowl against a wall and practice moving your feet towards the ball (do this without a bat). Then get a bat and do the same thing. Throw the ball and get your stance ready as the ball hits the wall. Once your confident enough get ur brother to bowl to you. I faced a similar situation like you around 4 years ago. I did this and my batting sky rocketed. I found i was much better off the back foot (have more shots there) then the front. Also first learn to block and leave early deliveries alone. Then practice your drives and then cuts. Keep practicing.
Powderwombat
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Well, I have been hit in the ribs after missing a pull shot, it stung, but I basically acted like I enjoyed it, because you can't show any weakness to the bowler. You have to be on top or else you will get out.
I actually got hit really hard in the stomach last season, the ball then went on to hit the wickets, but that hurt so bad, I had trouble getting off the field and back to the team, I was in heaps of pain.
But the thing is, the worst of the pain lasts only a few seconds for most things, and it only lasted 5 or 10 minutes when I got hit flush in the stomach, so try not to be afraid.
Also I have a habit of backing away sometimes in the nets at training, but in a game situation, I don't. Theres a mental side to that as well I think, because at training, you really dont want to get hit because its just practise, but in a match, you will take hits if you need to.
At training you would rather get clean bowled than get hit, well at least I would, but in a match you would rather get hit than get out.
I actually got hit really hard in the stomach last season, the ball then went on to hit the wickets, but that hurt so bad, I had trouble getting off the field and back to the team, I was in heaps of pain.
But the thing is, the worst of the pain lasts only a few seconds for most things, and it only lasted 5 or 10 minutes when I got hit flush in the stomach, so try not to be afraid.
Also I have a habit of backing away sometimes in the nets at training, but in a game situation, I don't. Theres a mental side to that as well I think, because at training, you really dont want to get hit because its just practise, but in a match, you will take hits if you need to.
At training you would rather get clean bowled than get hit, well at least I would, but in a match you would rather get hit than get out.
