Cricket Bowling Tips: Fast Bowling / Bowling to a Left Handed Batsman

by Visves
(Chennai)

Hi Coach,

This is Visves, how should a right arm fast bowler look to dismiss a left handed batsman?

Hi Visves, keys aspects to focus on when bowling to a left hand batsman are make sure you are bowling an off stump line that brings the LBW into play.

Movement off the seam to the off side can bring in the outside edge.

In my experience this line and one more stump to the offside (we call this 4th stump)is where left handers have most trouble, the lenght just needs to be full enough to draw the batter out of the crease.

If the batter is well settled and is judging and playing the off stump – 4th stump line well, then going around the wicket and attacking off stump and just outside can pull the batter across the crease.

Holding the same length, bringing an edge from changing the batters eyeline and focus point.

I hope these suggestions are useful, kind regards Coach

 

Richard Pybus

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