Cricket is rich in terms. Those who are not familiar with the game will find some terms humorous. One of the terms is the Belter Pitch. It is a pitch that looks good for a run. It is often termed as a batsmen’s dream or a road because of its flat nature. It is described as flat, hard and non-threatening. In the simplest terms, it is a pitch that offers a great advantage to the batsman.
Batman’s Tactic
The player who is batting is called the batsman or batter regardless if he or she is an expert. As a batter, the player should adapt to different conditions when doing different pitches. Batters should have various batting skills like lighting reflexes, decision making skill and good strategy. Belter Pitch is all about tactics and strategy in place. It is also dependent on the type of match as well as the current state of play.In a Belter Pitch, the ultimate concern is not losing the wicket and to score runs as quickly as possible. The objective can cause conflict like scoring quickly and taking risky shots that should be played. The safest choice is taking the belter pitch.
These objectives generally conflict – to score quickly, risky shots must be played, increasing the chance that the batting player will be dismissed, while the batting player's safest choice with a careful wicket-guarding stroke may be not to attempt any runs at all.
Depending on the situation, batting players may abandon attempts at run-scoring in an effort to preserve their wicket, or may attempt to score runs as quickly as possible with scant concern for the possibility of being dismissed.