The Cut Shot
This shot is an attacking shot played to a short-pitched ball which is wide outside off stump and bounces between waist and chest height. It is generally used against medium pace and fast bowlers, to put away a bad ball.
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AIM: TO HIT THE BALL JUST IN FRONT OF COVER POINT
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Video Analysis of the Cut Shot
BACKSWING, AND STEPPING BACK AND ACROSS
As the bowler is about to deliver the ball
1. With a dominant top hand and relaxed bottom hand, pick up bat over off stump, open bat face slightly.
- Push hands up behind back hip pocket
- Create diamond shape with arms
- Leading elbow bent at 90°, pointing down wicket
- Free rear arm from body
- Bottom hand holds bat with fingers and thumb only
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2. From sideways position, dip head and shoulder towards the ball. Push off front leg, step back and further across crease than normal towards the line of the ball. You will never get your eyes directly behind the line of the ball, because it is too wide of the off stump.
- Eyes level
- Head and body lean towards cover point
- Leave hands high up behind back hip pocket
- Now you have decided to play the cut shot
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3. Plant back foot parallel to the crease, bend back leg slightly and turn your leading shoulder towards cover point. Tuck your bottom hand into body, holding handle of bat firmly in palm of hand.
- Weight on slightly bent back leg
- Bottom hand dominant, top hand guides
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EXECUTING THE CUT SHOT
Think! From a high backswing, hit the ball downwards
4. From top of backswing, tuck your bottom arm into your body. Pull the bat back horizontally behind your rear shoulder and SWING the bat towards the ball.
- Bottom hand dominant, top hand guides
- Head above back foot
- Forearms horizontal
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5. Strike the ball level with your rear shoulder, with the full face of the bat. Keep weight on back foot, but directed towards cover point.
- Dominant bottom hand
- Wrists roll automatically
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6. Complete follow-through with arms swinging over leading shoulder and chest still pointing at cover point.
- Keep head in same position
- Body weight finishes towards cover point
- Bat finishes parallel to ground
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DO NOT CUT STRAIGHT, SHORT-PITCHED
DELIVERIES THAT ARE CLOSE TO YOUR BODY.
ONLY CUT BALLS WIDE OF OFF STUMP
