Inside edge (cricket)

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The inside edge in the sport of cricket, variously also referred to as the French cut,[http://www.topendsports.com/sport/cricket/terms.htm Cricketing Terms.] Topend Sports. the Chinese cut,Pallavi Aiyar. [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/1464994/Zenmeyang-China-takes-up-cricket.html Zenmeyang! China takes up cricket.] The Telegraph. the Surrey cut, or the Harrow drive,{{cite web |url=http://www.cricker.com/glossary/#h |title=Glossary of Cricket Terms, Cricket Terminology, Cricketing Terms, and Cricketing Terminology |website=cricker.com |accessdate=17 November 2018}} is a shot played by the batsman that touches or clips the edge of the bat pointing toward the leg side of the field. This is the side of the bat that is usually closest to the batsman's pads when the batsman assumes a conventional stance facing the bowler. Alternatively, the inside edge can refer to that particular edge of the bat itself. Chandrahas Choudhury & Nishant Arora. [http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/231227.html Anatomy of a classic.] ESPNcricinfo.Aakash Chopra.

[http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/449855.html Win when it's swinging.] ESPNcricinfo.

Inside edges, which frequently result in batsmen playing the ball on to the wicket and being bowled out called "Played On" are typically unintentional on the batsman's part, particularly as it is hard to predict the direction the ball will take upon clipping the inside edge of the bat.Michael Rundell. [https://www.amazon.com/Wisden-Dictionary-Cricket-Michael-Rundell/dp/0713679158 Wisden Dictionary of Cricket.] Wisden.

Inside edges often result in the more embarrassingly painful injuries for batsmen, as the ball juts up after hitting the inside edge and hits the batsmen in the inner thigh or groin area.