Nitin's Question on LBW decisions

Why is a batsman given more leeway for an LBW when he is playing a shot?

Ahnaf's Question on judging the length of fast bowling

How can I judge the length of fast bowling better?

Asfandyar’s Question on initial moments for a Batsman

I want to ask a question about the initial trigger movements for a batsman? Should there be a trigger movement or a batsman should remain still, and if there should be one whether it should be forward or backward?

Vinay’s Question on umpires checking the No balls

Why are umpires checking for the no-ball after every wicket, whereas most of time we find bowlers well inside the line?

Farabi’s Question on Playing Yorkers

What’s the best way to play a Yorker?

Suresh’s Question on bowling spin at the right speed

I am an off spin bowler. My problem is that when I am trying to put spin on the ball the pace goes down drastically and batsmen easily negotiate the spin by going down the track. As a result I am quite reluctant to bowl off spin and mainly concentrate on bowling economically by firing it on the pads. How do I work on bowling spin at the right speed?

Srivathsav’s Question on playing the quicker bowlers

I am a right-hand batsman. Do you think a back-and-across movement before the ball is delivered is helpful in playing the quicker bowlers against the new ball?

Dipankar’s Question on playing to the leg side

I am very strong on off side but extremely weak on the middle-leg or leg-stump line. When I want to play on the leg side 90% of the time, I miss the ball and it hits my body, or I end up mistiming the shot. Please help.

Manoj’s Question on using the Yorkers in ODIs

Why don’t we see yorkers more regularly used these days in ODIs?

Chaitanya Kumar’s Question on making the best player captain

How correct it is to make your best player a captain? Historically players turned good captains have gradually lost form on their core playing skills.

Pratik’s Question on South Africa not able to win a world cup

I like South Africa very much but why are they not able to win any World Cup?

Muzammil’s Question on becoming an international umpire

I want to become an international umpire and want to know what are the steps I need to follow and how to proceed about it.

Murali krishna’s Question on negative line of attack

I see most of the offspiners these days start "round the wicket" in ODIs. I think this is a negative line of attack where the runs are being restricted but the old skills of loop, flight, turn and bounce where the ball would turn is no more in play. What is your take on this?

Swapneel’s Question on pivoting

I'm an offspinner and have quite a problem with pivoting. I want to know the importance of pivoting for an offspinner and certain drills or anything that can help me work and practice on it.

Shamim’s Question on the color of the bat

Can a batsman try out a red coloured bat in ODI or T20I? Is that against the cricket laws?

Hemant's question on bowling spin

I am an offspin bowler. My problem is that when I am trying to put spin on the ball the pace goes down drastically and batsmen easily negotiate the spin by going down the track. As a result I am quite reluctant to bowl offspin and mainly concentrate on bowling economically by firing it on the pads. How do I work on bowling spin at the right speed?

Mohan's question on the selection process in India

In the recent South Africa ODIs, Quinton de Kock hit three faultless, brilliant centuries bringing out the weakness of the Indian bowling. Even then, de Kock did not find a berth in the Test Team. He himself has said that he has to train for Test matches by playing many four-day matches. That's the right way, I feel. In India, on the other hand, we have seen players like Suresh Raina get chances in Test cricket based on their limited-overs performances. What's your take on this? What can be done to rectify this selection process mistakes?

Qaiser's question on his footwork

I want to know for batting, which foot should I be moving both feet, just the front foot, or just the backfoot? By default I move both feet but usually I've seen Sachin, Virat, Ponting, Inzamam etc. used only a single foot movement during batting.

Gadhvi's question on improving reaction

What would your advice be on improving reaction times when facing the cricket ball while batting? I also would like to judge line and length more quickly so what would your tips be for that?

Tanuj's question on how to be play on off stump balls

I look to leave balls outside off stump for the first 10-12 balls until I get my eyes in. I often edge balls to the keeper when playing a defensive shot to block the ball thinking that it might hit the off stump. I guess this is happening because I am not confident about where my off stump is. How do I learn the technique of knowing exactly where my off stump is?

Dip's question on doosra and carrom ball

How does an offbreak bowler master the doosra and the carrom ball?

Sarthak's question on ways to get into Team India

Are there any other ways to get into Team India apart from playing in Ranji? Because many talents from villages are not getting any chances to play in big events. They are just wasted because they are not having enough money to play in such events.

Ritul's question on overspin bowling

I have heard a lot about Shane Shilingford's overspin bowling. What is this overspin and how does it differ from doosra?

Arpan's question on why Test matches are played with red balls?

Why are Test matches only played with red balls? Why not play them with white balls so that they are easily seen in case of flood lights. The second part of the question is related to the first one. Why are Test matches not played under lights?

Raghavendra's question on playing short-pitched deliveries

I'm a strong front foot player, but like any other Indian batsman I too have issues playing short-pitched deliveries. I can somehow quickly get in position to hook and pull the ball but I struggle to punch it through covers and point. I tried a lot to tackle but I ended up nicking the ball to slips or wicket keeper, I've now started to leave the ball than going for it. Any advice on how I can get better?

Yash's question on cricket for career

I love cricket and madly want to play it. My father tells me cricket is a waste of time and has a lot of politics involved and asks me to study. I'm 15 years old and I can't choose so I ask you. What should I choose? Cricket or education?

Pratik's question on batsmen taking guard

Why do batsmen waste time taking guard every time? Why can't the ground staff mark three white lines before the match itself?

Amol's question on rectifying his technique

I play cricket regularly. I am a bit worried about a change that has crept into my technique this season. I am using more of the bottom hand due to which my bat always goes in the direction of midwicket. I am playing more cross-batted shots than usual. How do I cut the flaw?

Feroz's question on Indian pitches

Why doesn't the Indian board prepare pitches like the ones India encounters on away tours, for practice sessions in India? When they are about to play in India, they can practice on spinning tracks, and before they go abroad, they should practice on pitches with bounce.

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