Cover (cricket)
Cover, alternatively the covers, is a region of the field with respect to the batter in cricket.[1]
The location of the cover region depends on a batter's handedness, but it is always a part of the field on the off side in front of the batter, stretching from around slightly forward of square on the off side through an approximately twenty-degree sweep upward across the field. The diagram shows the location of the cover region for a right-handed batter.
The cover drive is considered one of the most graceful shots playable in the sport.[2]
See also[]
- Cricket terminology
- Off side
- Fielding (cricket)
- Batting (cricket)
References[]
- ^ "The cover-drive kings". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ Nicholas Hogg. On beauty: Yes, it matters in cricket. But what is it? The Cricket Monthly.
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