What are the common shots a batsman plays?

What are the common shots a batsman plays?

The different types of shots a batsman can play are described by names:

Drive: An offensive shot played with the bat sweeping down through the vertical. The ball travels swiftly along the ground in front of the striker. A drive can be on drive, straight drive, of drive or cover drive, depending in which direction it goes.


Cut: A shot played with the bat close to horizontal, which hits the ball somewhere in the arc between cover and gully.


Edge, or Glance: A shot played off the bat at a glancing angle through the slips area.


Leg Glance: A shot played at a glancing angle behind the legs so that it goes in the direction of fine leg.


Pull: A horizontal bat shot which pulls the ball around the batsman into the square leg area.


Hook: Like a pull shot, but played to a bouncer and intended to hit the ball high in the air over square leg – hopefully for six runs.


Sweep: Like a pull shot, except played with the backmost knee on the ground, so as to hit balls which bounce low.


Reverse Sweep: S sweep with the bat revered, into the point area.


Block: A defensive shot played with the bat vertical and angled down at the front, intended to stop the ball and drop it down quickly on to the pitch in front of the batsman