spinners drives me insane

[Henrico02]

For me its IMPOSSIBLE to bat against spinners on my career, golden duck every goddamn time!! If it happens again, i'm gonna lose it so do anyone have any usefull tips for this 'problem' of mine?

 

[angryangy]

1. for any spinning ball you have to wait for it; and like with pace, wait a little longer to play the short ball. it's really easy to play far too early, especially when the ball is flighted and short pitched, it can be hard for the novice to read. remember that flight slows the ball down, while the top spinner hurries you.

2. for many spinners, there will be huge drift. try to watch the ball and correlate the initial line with where it pitches. this will help to give you time to chose a good shot. if it drifts the wrong way then you know its the 'other one'.

3. length is harder to read than with quicks because the lengths are much closer. if you play forward to balls behind the 4 metre mark, you might nick a lot.

4. to advance, you also have to wait, just not as long. but this also makes it easier to actually get into line with the ball, unlike with advancing fast bowlers.

5. to sweep you need to be a little bit earlier. sweeping is no substitute for being able to read the path of the ball.

6. to practice, as well as setting the bowling machine to bowl spin, maybe create a team which only has spinners and play against them on a pitch that assists them. nets can be a bit predictable (but it's good for the muscle memory) and match play will also inform you of which shots are your bread and butter.

 

[Fantazm]

bump down your skill level and use the net practice.

 

[Biggs]

....I would go match practice, but yeah. Difficultly setting is prolly too high.

 

[phani001]

May be you are playing the shot too early, main thing is to wait and watch the ball all the way, then play the shot according to the line and length.

 

[solas]

Watch and wait, is my advice. If it's flighted, wait back on it (I do this with Medium pacers as well) and go back foot shots. Otherwise, come forward, defend and wait for the slightly wider balls.

 

[mehtaapurv]

Try to play late as compared to the fast bowler. I prefer the front foot to the spinner always works. Try to defend the ball on the angle and not straight all the time. For eg. if the ball is outside off stump don't try to play it down mid on but through extra cover even when defending it and vice versa. Lastly if you are in a test match always look to play in the V and to loft them wait for the flighted ball because anything on length will get you to edge.

 

[feddy]

I think spin is playable againt ai but when i am playing against my friend phewwww its difficult..... Speciallyy flighted full deliveries n quick full deliveries than u can mix it up with short pitched slooooowwww delivery.... It becomes difficult on veteran difficulty. Not easy to pick.i hardly manage to block...

 

[Toaddash13]

Just play a front foot shot to the bowler as or just aft the ball bounces