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STRATEGIES* BATTING * BOWLING * FIELDING * THROWING * WICKETKEEPING * Indoor cricket is not a complicated game. When batting, the aim is to score as many runs as possible. When fielding, the aim is to restrict your opponents to as few runs as possible. To achieve these two
aims, there are some basic, almost universal strategies. I say
"almost" universal because there are always going to be some
opponents who require something a little different, but for the time being
we'll stick to what should serve you well in 99% of cases.
Batting
The First Imperative
when batting is to not lose a wicket. When you do lose a wicket (as
you almost certainly will), the Second Imperative comes into play -
and that is not losing another. And so on. The absolute minimum a batting side should be aiming for is 100. That's only 25 per pair, which is virtually 1 run per ball faced. That means every 2 or more scored is a bonus. A score of 100 will win more often than lose. The majority of
runs scored in indoor cricket are 1's and 2's. A safe 2 is usually a
better option than unnecessarily going for a high-risk 6, unless of
course you are chasing a huge score. Chasing huge scores may
mean you have to try to hit the back net often .... but consider this:
a score of 2 off every ball faced gives a batting pair a score of 48.
And there are 4 batting pairs. How big does a score have to be before
it is out of reach of a team hitting 2's and not losing wickets? A final word .... the safest and most effective shot in indoor cricket is the "down and up" shot. This is when the batsman hits the ball down into the ground, at such an angle that it then bounces over the fieldsmen and into the net very high up. This is most easily played off any ball pitched outside the off-stump, especially if it is pitched too short. This shot can also be played to the "on" side, particularly to a ball pitched closer to the batsman and again, pitched too short. RETURN
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