My Batting Advice

[acrcmb]

Does the shot placement appear to be on rails to anyone else? what i mean by that is the ball seems just seems to go down set channels, for me especially (playing as left hander) the ball always goes to mid-on, I will aim the stick dead straight or even diagonally up and to the left and the ball will still go to mid-on, same on the on side in some games where the fielding restrictions are on it becomes obvious, there will be a fielder on the ring at square leg with huge gaps either side but there's just no fidelity in the controls to get it in the gaps it will just always go to towards the fielding position. I try adjust the timing and the stick position but it still feels like it's in set channels, like I can hit to mid on and then move the stick around a tiny bit and be playing to square there's hardly any in between.

 

[ste_mc_efc]

Does the shot placement appear to be on rails to anyone else? what i mean by that is the ball seems just seems to go down set channels, for me especially (playing as left hander) the ball always goes to mid-on, I will aim the stick dead straight or even diagonally up and to the left and the ball will still go to mid-on, same on the on side in some games where the fielding restrictions are on it becomes obvious, there will be a fielder on the ring at square leg with huge gaps either side but there's just no fidelity in the controls to get it in the gaps it will just always go to towards the fielding position. I try adjust the timing and the stick position but it still feels like it's in set channels, like I can hit to mid on and then move the stick around a tiny bit and be playing to square there's hardly any in between.

yep.

 

[sami ullah khan]

I have been meaning to ask this for some time now. What is the best position for LS if I want to flick the ball towards leg stump on front foot?

 

[Gamer Pradosh]

I have been meaning to ask this for some time now. What is the best position for LS if I want to flick the ball towards leg stump on front foot?

Can you be a little more clear?? Do you want to hit the ball very fine past the wicket keeper??

 

[sami ullah khan]

Square leg

 

[Gamer Pradosh]

Square leg

Take your stance at middle stump and place LAS Straight front foot and RAS Left [Straight]....Then the batsman places the ball to square leg...Try this and tell whether this worked out....

 

[cricket_online]

I have been meaning to ask this for some time now. What is the best position for LS if I want to flick the ball towards leg stump on front foot?

Square leg

It depends on the line of the ball. If the ball is on stumps and your stance is middle or leg, left stick should be straight up with right stick left. Any deviation in left stick, i.e. up & right, or the line of the ball, say outside leg, will result in a shot to fine leg instead of square leg.

If the line of the ball is outside off with your stance on middle or leg stump, left stick should be up & slightly to the right (up & right) with right stick to the left. But if you judge the line of the delivery wrong, i.e. ball is on stumps instead of outside off, you will either miss the ball and get bowled behind batsman's legs or hit the ball very very fine and may even edge it to the wkt keeper or to backward square leg.

If the line of the ball is outside leg, left stick should be up & left with right stick to the left. If you press up instead of up & left on the left stick you will play the shot fine in the direction of fine leg or backward square leg and may even edge it to the wkt keeper if the delivery is wide off leg stump. You will know you have pressed up & left on the left stick if the batsman has an animation of his front foot out towards leg stump instead of the vanilla flick shot.

This is what I've observed so far after playing on Legend mode so it should work on other difficulty levels as well. You may get away by not being so precise on other difficulty levels but on Legend you have to be spot on else you end up losing your wkt or playing a bad shot. Other thing is timing depending on the length of the ball. If the ball is fuller in length you should play the shot a tad early to play it square as compared to a good length delivery. But if you are late with your timing the shot will go finer.

It would be great if we get some sort of feedback mechanism in place in the game while batting as it would be easier to relate the type of delivery and the resulting shot based on the inputs (left stick and timing) provided.

 

[sami ullah khan]

Very interesting points. I will try to put these into practice.

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Another handy tip will be as to how do I keep the ball on ground while playing towards onside on front foot. I get out a lot caught on fine leg.

 

[cricket_online]

Another handy tip will be as to how do I keep the ball on ground while playing towards onside on front foot. I get out a lot caught on fine leg.

That is something we can only know when we get the batting feedback mechanism in the game. I don't know for certain why some shots are hit in the air while others travel like a bullet along the ground. Somehow more shots go in the air against spinners than against pacers, and I generally avoid hitting to the leg side once AI puts too many fielders on that side coz you are bound to hit one in the air and get out.

 

[sami ullah khan]

i totally agree. I am in my third career year and I can still not workout the physics behind trajectory of shots. With shots straight down the ground, I think playing late helps to keep the ball on ground. Game should ideally let us know what we are doing wrong lobbing catches to fine leg.

 

[neelesh]

Started playing since yesterday....very happy with gameplay...But I am struggling to pick up the line...I try to pre meditate the footwork but i often end up premeditating left stick to the right as my go to shot at ameture level and often get boundry...I am sure this wont work at higher difficulties...Any tips on how to pick up line...tried all 3 camera angles

 

[ste_mc_efc]

Has anyone done much experimentation with attacking ground shots?

I've not, yet. But now i get into the 30s/40s pretty close to every innings, but then they set the field back and there are few to zero boundary options. Basically only third man and point, but you need pretty specific deliveries to score in that area. I can open up other areas by playing a couple of defensive shots, which is fine in four day games as there is a lot of time but it's not much of an option in OD and T20.

So i end up taking 4/5 singles most overs, sometimes only 2-3 and occasional maidens, despite the fact i'm playing well and timing everything comfortably and of course just one slightly mistimed shot into the legside and i'm out, so it doesn't seem worth it to play shots there when i'm capped at one run in the hope of opening up the field elsewhere to play the boundary shots.

So i was wondering if playing attacking ground shots can see you beat fielders and score boundaries in areas that are somewhat protected?

 

[MU11EN]

Has anyone done much experimentation with attacking ground shots?

I've not, yet. But now i get into the 30s/40s pretty close to every innings, but then they set the field back and there are few to zero boundary options. Basically only third man and point, but you need pretty specific deliveries to score in that area. I can open up other areas by playing a couple of defensive shots, which is fine in four day games as there is a lot of time but it's not much of an option in OD and T20.

So i end up taking 4/5 singles most overs, sometimes only 2-3 and occasional maidens, despite the fact i'm playing well and timing everything comfortably and of course just one slightly mistimed shot into the legside and i'm out, so it doesn't seem worth it to play shots there when i'm capped at one run in the hope of opening up the field elsewhere to play the boundary shots.

So i was wondering if playing attacking ground shots can see you beat fielders and score boundaries in areas that are somewhat protected?

I normally use aggressive ground shots when there is a deep square leg to try and milk the singles. I do this as a normal shot might get me caught so I want to have as much control of my shot as possible.

I have beaten the field with the shot on rare occasions. In some instances I time the ball so well that the fielder cannot reach it and flies past him for 4 or I hit it into the ground and bounces over the fielder.

Also, just a tip for all players, when you create a field in the Academy, the AI tend use it often when you bat in career. I made a great field in the Academy which I use to bowl spin to the AI and they use it when I am first at the crease. So basically the only options I have for scoring are fine leg and third man (Only for ground shots).

 

[aspink3]

My batting advice- develop a 'gameplan' and be disciplined.

Over time (and many, many fails) I now have a disciplined mindset that helps me start an innings. I make sure I only even do one of three actions until my confidence/field placement allows me to do otherwise:- 1. block, 2. leave (very effective vs spin), 3. play a short ball into the leg side.

As I have got out to many different shots in the past, usually played impulsively when the ball is delivered, I had to train myself to play with a certain 'philosophy'. The only pre-meditated action I use is playing off the front foot, which allows me to block/leave the fuller balls. My key scoring shot is playing the pull shot off the front foot, as I have yet to be caught out from it (red pitch marker only!).

If I can leave the ball vs a spinner I will, and I usually hover my finger over 'L1' and use the reverse sweep as a 'rotate-strike' shot if pitched in the right area.

My technique is far from perfect (there is no 'perfect' method for this game), and i still find myself instinctively playing loose shots, but having a plan seems to eliminate those irritating early dismissals and provide a foundation for a long innings in career mode.

This is not pre-meditation, but being organised and judging each ball on merit, probably an approach many high level cricketers use when starting an innings.

 

[aspink3]

In addition to my recent batting advice, I remember watching a documentary a while ago about how professional batsman focus on the ball not the bowler when he is running in.

In terms of this game, I (and probably many others) have always focused my eyes somewhere between the bowler and the batsman and react when the ball has been released.

I decided to give the above method a try and focus my eyes just above the bowler as he is running in- which means that my eyes are picking up the path of the ball as soon as it leave the bowlers' hand.

So far this has made a massive difference, particularly against pace where every millisecond of reaction time counts, and against spin where you can pick up the flight of the ball.

I urge players to give this technique a go, particularly if you struggle with reacting quickly to deliveries.