Again it shows how the cover drive may be a roadblock to building an innings. Not all pitches are suitable for playing the outstretch-armed shot through the covers and the pitch has to be flat ...

The first shot ... action. One mistake we see is the tendency to drop it all the time. If you hit a deep serve, and you see your opponent is struggling to get to the net, that is a great time to ...

His 111-ball masterclass featured the cover drive prominently, a shot that has in recent time led to his downfall but remains a signature weapon in his arsenal. “It’s a ‘catch-22’.

It's (cover drive) kind of been my weakness as well over the years, but I've scored a lot of runs on that shot.' IMAGE: Virat Kohli's century against Pakistan featured the cover drive prominently ...