Hello friends when we talk about playing cricket the question comes in our mind is how to grip a cricket bat
Basics of gripping a cricket bat |
It looks very easy to answer but believes me guys it is not. The difference in opinions of different players about how to grip the cricket bat makes it more difficult for us to select one from them.
When we talk about different ways, how we can grip a bat then hundreds of thoughts come in our mind but in the language of cricket, there are mainly two types of grips.
1. Bottom hand grip:
In this type of grip, we generally hold our bat from the bottom of the handle. It provides more stability and controls on your short. To play with this type of grip your bottom hand should be stronger. With regular practice, you can master a bottom hand grip.
2. Upper hand grip:
Name clears all the facts about this type of grip. In this type of grip, we hold the handle of the bat with the upper side. However, this is hard to master but if you can then nothing could be better than this. Generally, this type of grip is used for power hitting as it provides more momentum and power to the short.
Here in this video, I have given a short introduction to different basic ways to grip a cricket bat.
How to grip a cricket bat according to AB Deville.
AB Deviller is one of the best timers of the ball and has changed the definition of cricket (also known as a 360-degree player).
He always tries to do something different in cricket ground but he uses traditional bat grip. when we ask him how to grip a cricket bat, he replied that he used to go with the traditional grip, and if you want to see, how he grips a cricket bat you should watch the video given above.
How MS dhoni grip a cricket grip
The basics of cricket state that we have two types of grip first on are bottom hand and the second one is the upper hand. When we see MS dhoni, he generally uses a bottom hand grip and in some condition, he also uses the upper hand grip. He is one of the players who can switch his grip to adjust his batting with conditions.
How to grip a cricket bat according to Sachin Tendulkar
Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar the name itself tells us about his greatness now the question arises he has achieved everything in cricket so how he used to grip a cricket bat and the answer it Bottom hand grip
How to grip a cricket bat according to Suni Narayan
Suni Narayan using upper hand grip |
Sunil Narayan is a bowler but he has achieved great success when he used to bat as an opener in shorter formats of cricket. And for this, he used the upper hand grip which has given him extra Momentum and extra power to hit those sixes.
I myself prefer a bottom hand grip as it provides extra control on my shorts. I want to tell you all that one should choose the grip according to his own convenience.
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