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The Art of Batting: The Craft of Cricket’s Greatest Run Scorers

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'a wonderful tale' – David 'Bumble' Lloyd 'one of cricket's most distinctive writers' – Andy Zaltzman THIS GROUND-BREAKING BOOK REVEALS THE SCIENCE, SKILL AND CULTURE THAT MADE THE 50 GREATEST BATTERS OF ALL TIME. Most batters just do their best, yet the top players create art. It is physically impossible to face an 80mph delivery and track it with your eyes, yet the greatest batters do more than just watch the ball, they can see into the future. This book is about the batters who see what mortals don't: Javed Miandad purposefully making errors to manipulate the field; Sachin Tendulkar digging up a pitch to take on Warne; Shivnarine Chanderpaul practising non-stop on a beach until he mastered his technique; and Joe Root playing against spin as a result of three random events. Others, such as Smith, Pietersen and Richards, carried on the work of a man 100 years before their time, meanwhile Ranji changed cricket with a bucket. Their methods and stories are different, but their currency is the same: runs. Through interviews with cricketing greats such as David 'Bumble' Lloyd, Nasser Hussain, Rahul Dravid and Brian Lara, this book shows you the science, skill and culture that made the 50 greatest batters of all time – and, ultimately, how they conquered leather with willow. Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Bloomsbury Sport


Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 8, 2025


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Print length ‏ : ‎ 288 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1399416545


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 42


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.07 pounds


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.4 x 1.25 x 9.5 inches


Best Sellers Rank: #313,528 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #8 in Cricket (Books) #227 in Sports History (Books) #794 in Sports Biographies (Books)


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