The Keeper's Stance

The crouched setup behind the stumps from which every glove movement begins.

The English 'stance', 'grip' and 'trigger' terms were codified in 19th-century English coaching manuals as the fundamentals of batsmanship.

Foundation — the first thing every player learns; the basis of every advanced variation.

Feet shoulder-width, weight on the balls of the feet, hips below the knees, hands resting just outside off stump at ground level.

Knees track over toes to absorb the rise without losing balance; thoracic spine stays neutral.

Bum too high collapses the spine and slows the rise; drill with a mirror or video from side-on.