Looking for quick singles? - The Cover drive push

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Looking for quick singles? - The Cover drive push

Are you facing a really fast bowler who's dragging it down offstump at a half volley length and you cant seem to get bat on it? You don't need to whack it for 4, you can just push it into the gap and run. I like to call it the Cover Drive push.

Step 1: Know where the gaps are

Step 2: Make sure you know where your offstump is, this shot can be played when the ball is on off stump or just out side.

Step 3: Make sure you get your foot to the ball, about 2 centimetres away from it and keep your head over the ball.

Step 4: Just make sure you time the ball fine and just push your bat out onto it, play it like a front foot defensive, put your bat on an angle and just give it an extra push.

Step 5: In the follow through of your shot walk a few steps and get ready to run the quick single.

This is a great way to keep the score board ticking over and get the quick singles to build your confidence.

Hope this helps the batsmen struggling against fast bowlers who bowl on the offside!
 
Re: Looking for quick singles? - The Cover drive push

Yer I have been doing that for years.
 
Re: Looking for quick singles? - The Cover drive push

Thanks for the helpful tutorial. Another good one to a similar situation is the soft handed block:

To a good length ball outside off stump simply lean forward and get into position early with the front foot forward. Keeping the bat close to the body to reduce chances of an edge, lightly jab at the ball with a bat not straight but angled back a bit and towards the off side. There is a single to backward point here with each connection. You should look to be about 3 yards outside your crease by the time the naked eye has seen that you have hit it, almost leaving the ball behind as you play the shot. On a bad day, players tend to end up missing it or hitting it with the straight bat straight to a fielder. The importance of having many of these shots to score off good balls is great.
 
Re: Looking for quick singles? - The Cover drive push

thanks for the tips guys

im gonna be running my way to a 100 neday now! :lol:
 
Re: Looking for quick singles? - The Cover drive push

Sounds like a good idea. Now it is hard to actually make it through to the other end.
 
Re: Looking for quick singles? - The Cover drive push

Left_Hander said:
Sounds like a good idea. Now it is hard to actually make it through to the other end.
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If you don't hesitate and it does not go straight to the fielder, you should make it 9 times out of 10
 
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