Been watching cricket nonstop since that rainy weekend last month when I was stuck indoors. Flipped through T20 leagues, ODIs, test matches – you name it. And this bloke kept smashing records everywhere. Noticed three things straight away that make him unstoppable across formats.
First – that batting stance tweak
Copied his shoulder drop technique during net practice Tuesday morning. Normally I stand stiff as a board, but tried rotating my front shoulder inward like he does. Immediately stopped nicking those tricky away-swingers! Ball started connecting cleaner too. Smashed three extra boundaries just in that session.
Second – those footwork drills
Stalked his training videos like a creep Wednesday afternoon. Saw him doing ladder exercises with ankle weights. Tried it myself with water bottles strapped to my legs. Felt like dragging cinderblocks at first. But when I took them off? Felt lighter than air rotating strike Thursday night. Pulled off two impossible singles even Viks bhai said were run-out certainties.
Third – pressure cooker mindset
Tested this mentally during our local tournament finals Friday. Memorized how he breathes before facing death overs – nostrils flaring like a bull. Mimicked that exact expression when the oppo needed 6 off 12 balls with their best batsman creaming everything. Bluffed them into playing defensive when I pretended to set the field like him. Won us the cup off a panic-induced runout.
Here’s why these work everywhere:
- The stance adjustment fixes red-ball edges AND white-ball power hits
- Those weighted feet drills create muscle memory for rotating strike in T20 AND digging out yorkers in tests
- That fake calmness fakes out opponents whether it’s a 5-day marathon or 20-ball cameo
End result? Spent Sunday reviewing match tapes feeling like I cracked cricket’s cheat code. Doesn’t matter if you’re playing gully cricket or facing Mitchell Starc – this dude’s methods are universal because they fix basics first. My club team now calls me “Cheap Copycat” though. Worth it.
