If there is one man Sri Lanka is banking upon to win the Cricket World Cup 2011, it is no one but Mahela Jayawardene. Born on 27 May 1977 as Denagamage Proboth Mahela de Silva Jayawardene, Mahela Jayawardene is the former captain of the Sri Lankan cricket team with an admirable ODI average of 30s and test cricket average of 50s.

The right handed batsman has played in 116 tests (9,527 runs at a batting average of 53.82) and 332 one day internationals (9,119 runs at a batting average of 32.68). Though his averages do not say much about his class, temperament, style, and elegance, the crafty batsman is one player every team in this world would like to have. He made his Test debut in the record breaking Test in 1997 against India at R.P.S., Colombo and his One Day International debut was against Zimbabwe at Premadasa in January 1998.

The specialist batsman is rated by many as one of the best batsmen produced by Sri Lanka and this is clear from the fact that he was named by the International Cricket Council as the best international captain of the year and nominated in 2007 as the best Test cricket player of the year. If that was not all, Jayawardene also has the distinction of effecting the most number of run-outs in ODI cricket of any fieldsman, with the fifth highest run-out/match ratio in ODI’s, since the 1999 Cricket World Cup.

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As a batsman in cricket it is vital that you have an excellent grip on your bat which enables you to play the complete range of al the shots with full power and all the perfection.

The way a batsman happens to grip the bat varies from a batsman to batsman; this gets reflected in their batting style.

The easiest way considered is to grip a bat properly when you lay your bat facing down towards the land and pick it up with both hands.

To your knowledge, there is a perfect way taught by the board of cricket, which is adopted well by the people.

 After when you pick up the bat make sure that you place your fingers and thumb wrapped about the centre of the handle keeping your hands close together not missing the grip.

Time and again some players rest their fore-finger down the side of the bat/handle and it is not closed around the grip, this is not suggested since it can lead to injuries, you can also end up breaking your finger, with your advancement to higher levels, with quicker delivers and superior impacts.

Make sure that your hand on top should rest nicely next to the inside abut thigh.
One must maintain a relaxed posture, keeping feet parallel and about a foot length apart. Do not forget to evenly distribute your weight, crosswise both feet and maintain your knees flexed.

The position is a side-on pose in consideration to the bowler and must always be calm.
Keep your head in best position, coz it is very important, since if your head is slightly tilted, then it reduces the reaction span, always keep your eyes leveled. The brain does not get quicker command which makes it tough to process the signal and hence react on it… maintain your eyes level always over your toes.

To be sure that you have the best batting grip possible and also the best position, since it is very much necessary to be a very good batsman.

All victorious shots begin with an efficient grip, posture, backswing and step.

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