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And how to control ourself to play cross-bat shots

How I control to not play big shots or cross-bat shots nad build the innings?
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Hemant kumarPlayer, India

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Neville YoungCoach, Australia

Some of this will come with experience as you learn which balls to play these shots to, so at practice work out what sort of ball you can best play these shots against. The other aspect is the mental approach to these shots. If you find you are getting out to them regularly during games then stop playing them during games and work really hard in practice to improve in this area. When you feel confident at practice start playing them during games. Ask senior players to watch what you are doing and get them to give you feedback.

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