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Instead of pitching like an ordinary bowler, your partner can hit tennis balls with a racket toward you to simulate high-speed pitches. Work on keeping your eye on the ball, tracing its trajectory from the racket, and making contact with the target. Tennis balls are softer than cricket balls. Practicing with them can help you adapt to high-speed pitches if you're afraid to get hurt by a fast, hard cricket ball. Set up the stumps and have a partner bowl pitches at a specific stump. Stand in your crease and call out which stump the ball will target. With each pitch, check with your partner to make sure you're correctly judging the ball's trajectory. Instead of their ordinary labels "off," "middle," and "leg," you can call out "1," "2," or "3." To improve your judgment of pitches outside the wicket, place another set of stumps next to the standard posts on the opposite side that you stand to bat. Label this set "4," "5," and "6." If you're consistently getting stumped or bowled, work on honing your ability to predict the ball's trajectory. This drill can help you decide whether you need to attack, lay off, or defend the stumps. Practice anticipating the ball's spin and trajectory by calling out the grip after your partner bowls. For instance, if you see 1 finger, say "1," then check your accuracy with your partner. If you see 2 fingers and anticipate a tricky spin, you'll know to lay off or get out of the way. Set up pairs of cones ahead and to the left and right. Have your partner throw to you, and practice opening and closing your hands to adjust the bat's face. Adjust your swing and the angle of the bat to aim the ball toward the gaps between the cones. Step back, turn up your front shoulder, swing inside-out to square your swing and send the ball away from you. Close up and swing from outside-in to pull your swing. Have your partner bowl smaller balls, such as golf or squash balls, to improve your hand-eye coordination. Focus on watching the ball leave the bowler's hand and making contact with the smaller target. The smaller ball can simulate the difficulty of batting against a fast bowler. If possible, find a skinnier cricket bat to increase the level of difficulty.
Have a partner hit tennis balls to you as you bat. Work on judging the ball's line of delivery. Watch your partner's grip as they bowl. Set up target cones to practice making your shots. Practice batting with golf or squash balls.