Top Ten T20 Cricket Batting Tips with Faf Du Plessis
Faf Du Plessis is a product of the Titans franchise based in Pretoria, he is a life life long friend of A.B.de Villiers, the two of them having played cricket together since primary school.
Faf has emerged as an exceptional short form player in South Africa with the Titans and during his time playing for Lancashire, he has forced his way into the South African cricket team on volume of runs.
For a cricketer who has learnt how to play on the highveld where the wickets are quick and bouncy, Faf’s batting technique is almost subcontinent like in his ability to manipulate space against the slower bowlers.
An excellent rotator of strike, wristy and with the ability to open up the field square of the wicket he has good range to his game, comfortable against pace and spin.
He has worked exceptionally hard on learning how to play shots on slow wickets that allow him to control the tempo of his innings, you’ll see how he suggests in his cricket tips that batters learn to pace and manage the risk in their stroke selection.
I began working with Faf in 2005 when I joined the Titans and he was still playing amateur cricket.
He was one of a group of young players that the successful Titans side was built around, these included Dale Steyn, Heino Kuhn, Paul Harris and the Morkel brothers.
I’ve been delighted with Faf’s emergence as an outstanding young player for South Africa and am looking forward to him growing his game into test cricket for SA as well.
Enjoy his cricket batting tips …
1.Intensity, Intensity, Intensity. Go to the wicket with the positive attitude of taking control of the game.
2. Have two strike rotation areas where you can get off strike and get down the non strikers end.
3. Get off strike as much as possible in your first 10 balls to keep the scoreboard moving and get yourself in.
4. Don’t let the bowler settle into an area, move around so he has to question his game plan and how he varies the deliveries in his over.
5. Structure your innings into low, medium and high risk batting and know at what time you need to move up and down.
E.g. when you first come in you play low risk, as your innings progresses you move to medium risk and when you’re attacking the death overs at the end of the innings you move to high risk.
6. Responsibility – when you’re in control of your game and the innings, keep control. Its always easier for the in-batsman to control the tempo of the innings than for a new batter coming in.
7. Partnerships win games.
8. Know your boundary options – when and where you are going to attack them. You need more than one.
9. Having wickets in hand allows you to post big totals.
10. Attack the power play with calculated risks.
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I'm Richard Pybus, I've coached Pakistan, Bangladesh, Middlesex, Titans and the Cape Cobras in South Africa and the goal of this site is to help you to play winning cricket.