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Can’t stress enough on the importance of this area of the game. A good team is a
team that runs well between wickets.All great batsmen have been good runners
between wickets.
Ideal habit to form is taking a start with weight forward as
a non-striker bat in your left hand if you are standing around the wicket and
vice versa. As a non-striker you take the initiative of calling for a run for
everything that is in front of you. When the ball is hit behind you it is the
strikers call. You will realize that you have a lot to do even when you are not
facing the ball. Here is when a lot of batsmen make the mistake of relaxing
and taking their mind of the game once they are off strike.This relaxed approach often resulted in the form of run outs.
If you are the striker make it a habit to call loudly for a run. It’s a good habit to form
as you play higher level of cricket it will get noisier in the stadium. "Yes"
and "No" are the basic calls. Sometimes you could call "waiting" when you are
waiting for the ball to pass a fielder. Avoid calls like "Go" which could be
confused for "No". Another crucial part of running between wickets is grounding
the bat in the crease when finishing or going for another run try and stretch
as much as possible and slide that bat through and not plunk it inside. The idea
is to get you to run as less a ground as possible to complete a run. Sandip Patil
was a master of this Good start and a long stretch to finish a run. Never looked in
desperate hurry to complete a run, but, always made that run. Excellent runner
between wickets.
Save that extra second that’s the idea. Remember one of the biggest
enemies of batsman these days is the third umpire.
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