Mike Whitney takes us through the right way to shine the ball for maximum swing.
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WHY DO YOU SHINE THE BALL?
When you are a pace bowler, and you want the ball to swing, according the theories of aerodynamics, there must be one side of the ball that is shinier, or smoother, than the other side.
We have already had a bit of a look at the principles of how cricket balls swing. It is important to remember that the “shiny” side is the side that permits the air to flow around it more easily than the rough side, and therefore, it is the whole of the shiny side that needs to be worked on for it to swing most effectively.
WHAT DO YOU SHINE?
It might sound silly to ask this question, but believe it or not, the majority of bowlers do not shine the proper parts of the ball.
Most bowlers will shine the side of the ball that is chosen to be the shiny side, but only the major part of that side of the ball.
For the ball to swing effectively, the whole side of the ball, including the leather right up to the stitches, must be shined and polished.
HOW DO YOU SHINE THE BALL?
Typically, shining the ball is done with either sweat, or saliva. These two forms of moisture are rubbed into the ball using the fingers, and then the ball is polished on part of the bowler’s clothes.
It is not unusual to see bowlers with a red patch on their trousers, just next to their groin, as this indentation that is made between
the leg and the groin provides for a good place to rub the ball to polish it.
Some bowlers will gather sweat from their forehead, neck, underarms, or even the small of their back. Just remember though, you must
not use any other substance to assist in polishing the ball. This includes the use of sunscreen, so be very careful that if you are gathering sweat from your forehead or neck area, that there are no large amounts of sunscreen that are being applied to the ball as well.
The Umpires, and indeed the batsmen, will be very keen to see you stop shining the ball if it is found that you are using remaining bits of sunscreen that have not been absorbed into the skin to assist you in getting a good shine on the ball.
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intresting one i want to learn more
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I am amazed, I ever shined wrong method, Thank You Mike Whitney.
BOWLING:Make a practise to make a proper round up of your arms.
Always hold the ball – leg spin, off spin, pace.
BATTING: See the ball and hit it as hard as you can. For a six or a four hit a straight drive or swing your bat very fast.
If you dont want to get bowled or catch out on a fast ball then just see the ball and hit a defence.
FIELDING: If you want to field a very very hard shot or catch the ball just open your hands and if the ball comes in your hand close your hands otherwise it will fall down. If you want to field it do a long barrier and field it.
something more and a pictorial display of swing bowling would be of great help -Raja
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