Cover drive (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 cover drive are usually given especially high praise because of the shot's difficulty in execution and its requirement for exquisite timing. When played to perfection, the cover drive comprises a batsman's seemingly effortless wielding of the blade in a
Anatomical terms of motion of the body. "Internal rotation" (or "medial rotation") refers to rotation towards the axis of the body. "External rotation" (or "lateral rotation") refers to rotation away from the center of the body. Dorsiflexion and plantar flexion refer to extension or flexion of the foot at the ankle. These terms refer to flexion between the foot and the body's "dorsal" surface, considered the front of the leg, and flexion between the foot and the body's "plantar" surface, considered the back of the leg. These terms are used to resolve confusion, as technically "extension" of the joint refers to dorsiflexion, which could