Help me play a cut shot
Hello
I've been playing cricket since I first got into school, and right now I'm 16 fighting for a spot in the school's first team. A year ago I was probably nowhere near getting a spot, but then my batting finally caught fire this last season. This was the first season in which I ever batted competitively and I got promoted from number 8 to opening for the second team. I was basically only in the second team because they didn't have any keepers at all, and I was basically the only keeper so they didn't have a choice but to include me. Aahhh the benefits of fielding with pads.
So anyway, as an opener I'm scoring my shots mostly by playing off the back foot and driving, however one huge huge HUGE flaw in my current batting is that I just cannot play a cut-shot, which is ridiculous for a top-order batsman. Even in the nets I fail. I don't even get bat on ball.
Are there any instructional videos/pages I could give a visit which you would recommend? Or could you perhaps guide me? I've tried everything with about 4 different coaches, and still no result. The last season I've basically had to get way across for anything shortish outside-off and play an awkward pull shot to keep scoring.
Thanks
Hello
I've been playing cricket since I first got into school, and right now I'm 16 fighting for a spot in the school's first team. A year ago I was probably nowhere near getting a spot, but then my batting finally caught fire this last season. This was the first season in which I ever batted competitively and I got promoted from number 8 to opening for the second team. I was basically only in the second team because they didn't have any keepers at all, and I was basically the only keeper so they didn't have a choice but to include me. Aahhh the benefits of fielding with pads.
So anyway, as an opener I'm scoring my shots mostly by playing off the back foot and driving, however one huge huge HUGE flaw in my current batting is that I just cannot play a cut-shot, which is ridiculous for a top-order batsman. Even in the nets I fail. I don't even get bat on ball.
Are there any instructional videos/pages I could give a visit which you would recommend? Or could you perhaps guide me? I've tried everything with about 4 different coaches, and still no result. The last season I've basically had to get way across for anything shortish outside-off and play an awkward pull shot to keep scoring.
Thanks