Cover, alternatively the covers, is a region of the field with respect to the batter in

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. The location of the cover region depends on a batter's handedness, but it is always a part of the

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on the

off side The off side is a particular half of the field in cricket. From the point of view of a right-handed batsman facing the bowler, it is the right-hand side of the field, or the half of the field in front of the right-handed batsman when he or sh ...

in front of the batter, stretching from around slightly forward of square on the off side through an approximately twenty-degree sweep upward across the field. The diagram shows the location of the cover region for a right-handed batter. The

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is considered one of the most graceful shots playable in the sport. Nicholas Hogg.
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