As a batter, it’s important to have a wide-range of shots depending on the length of the delivery and the nature of the pitch. From learning the finger spin in bowling in the last blog post, today we delve into the leg glance technique in batting. Let’s get started.

The quality of your batting depends on how strong you are with your fundamentals. The leg glance technique in batting focuses on your ability to strike the ball when it’s aimed at the leg stump. It is all in the balance. If you are out of balance before you play the leg glance, there is a high chance of losing your wicket.

As for the technique, present the full face of the bat, keep your eyes level on the ball with your head still. As the ball is angled at your legs, face the bowler, take a stride forward with your left foot and upon contact, roll your wrists to the on side for the perfect leg glance shot on the front foot.

Leg glance on the back foot

Perfecting the leg glance on the back foot can be a little challenging as the delivery is pitched short of a length and angled at your hips or the rib cage. Following more or less a similar technique, stay on the back foot, have a relaxed posture, maintain steady balance with eyes levelled on the ball.

When you play the leg glance on the back foot, rolling your wrists is not really necessary. As the ball is angled at your hips and more to the leg side of the wicket, good timing can make all the difference. Present the full face of the bat and by using the pace of the bowler, you can perfect the leg glance shot on the back foot. Stay on course with your practise with all these strokes as inconsistency can compromise your technique and form as a batter.

For the next post, we dive into playing the pull shot.