How to Play Leg Glance

Leg glance is the term used in the game of cricket, when the batsman flips or flicks the ball from the wickets (where he is batting, i.e. stumps) or from the off side to the leg side. This is a classic shot and is normally played by great players of the class like Don Bradman, Sachin Tendulkar, Brian Lara, Rahul Dravid, and Sunil Gavaskar etc. One can play this shot only with practice. With rigorous practice one can easily master this classic shot. This is not a very powerful shot, and requires class and not might to play.

Leg glance is a pretty run scoring shot and is used by players mostly in situations when one has to change the strike and give it to the batsman on the other end (i.e. the one who is not facing the bowler). This can be used to score boundaries as well if played with precision. Due to the many advantages in learning this shot most of the youngsters' have the basic question' how to play leg glance'.

There are normally two basic ways to play leg glance shot:

• Playing it with the front foot.
• Playing it with the back foot.

When the leg glance is played with the front foot, it is normally played like a drive, when the pitch of the ball is reasonably full, which finally hits the half volley.

Steps on how to play leg glance:

• Position your body behind the ball.
• Rigorous practice.
• Always play the ball late, and not instantaneously when it is pitched.
• Keep your eyes fixed on the ball and watch it all the way through, till it pitches on or beside the crease.
• Roll your wrist or flick the wrist on the ball impact and keep the face of the bat angled towards the leg side of the field.

When an individual position himself behind the ball, you need to remember few things like:

• If the ball is a full pitch one, you need to move forwards to where the ball pitches, like one would play the drive shot, keeping the head and the weight of the body over your front leg.
• If the ball pitched is of the short delivery type, you need to step back, across the stumps. Keep your body position exactly behind the ball's line.
• In both the situations, you should keep a careful watch on the ball being pitched.