Cover drive (cricket) the leg side, including flicks around the wicket. Sourav Ganguly, Mark Waugh, Damien Martyn, Michael Vaughan, Brian Lara, Sachin Tendulkar, Kumar Sangakkara and Herschelle Gibbs are widely known to have used the stroke in modern era of international cricket. Cover drive (cricket) The cover drive in cricket is the act of stroking the ball through the covers with well-timed wristwork and conventional movement of the front foot toward the pitch of a delivery aimed at or outside the off stump. The cover drive is considered one of the most graceful shots playable in the sport. Batsmen able to master the
Swimming (sport) a crouched position at a 90 degrees angle and push off quicker with the rear leg to increase their launch power. The 1924 Summer Olympics were the first to use the standard 50-meter pool with marked lanes. In the freestyle, swimmers originally dove from the pool walls, but diving blocks were incorporated at the 1936 Summer Olympics. The tumble turn was developed by the 1950s and goggles were first used in the 1976 Olympics. There were also changes in the late 20th century in terms of technique. Breaststrokers are now allowed to dip their heads completely under water to glide,