https://twitter.com/imsporticus/status/665811641532071936
Author: Andrew Beaven
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Wicket keeping insight from @paulnico199 in MCC Academy Masterclass
Yesterday I enjoyed a really challenging (and unexpectedly energetic) coaching masterclass with Paul Nixon (@paulnico199).
The word that came up most often (after the phrase “just catch it first”) was “timing”. And not so much in taking the ball, but when to rise from the crouch.
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“I look to play [the late block]…every ball I face” !! @ABdeVilliers via @CricketYard
More insight from AB de Villiers – “I look to block pretty much every ball I face”.
This from the man who has just hit an ODI century in only 57 balls!
via How I play my most important shot, the late block – AB de Villiers, on CricketYard.com.
But de Villiers’ “late block” is not the textbook forward defence, nor is it a defensive option. Rather than a full stride, it is played from a front-foot press trigger move. And the ball is played very late, and only if an aggressive stroke isn’t possible.
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