This is not a trivia or anything like that. Just share your knowledge.
How will you explain the following?
a. pull
b. drive
c. cut
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Someone also explain
hook (and how is different from pull)
leg cutter.
leg break (and how its different from normal leg spin).
Sincerely,
Captain Lota
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I always consider a "hook" to be when the batsman plays a ball from in front of the face. While a "pull" is usually picking up a ball from waist high. Both usually hoist the ball in an area between mid-wicket and fine leg.
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My definitions 
hook: shot played to mid-wicket/leg region when a ball is almost chest high
drive: when ball is below knee region and is sent straight or covers (or sweerper cover) it is called “drive”
cut: when ball is diverted to third man/slips, the shot is called ‘cut’ shot.
pull: when ball is below chest-level but above knee level and played to mid-wicket
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Don't know if there is much different between leg spin and leg break. Both are bowled by a spin bowler. If a right arm fast bowler bowler bowls to a right arm batsman and moves the ball away on the off-side using the pitch, thats called a leg-cutter. Thats what I think.
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I have seen bowler-back shots called "drives" by the commentators. So essentially a drive can be in a wide area: from mid on to covers. Its played on the front foot.
Cut can be as wide as to the point area. Its played on the back foot usually. Though I am sure you can still cut on the front foot. Unusual, but quite possible.
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also:
Drive: when bat comes down and swings in line of ball (or pitch)
Cut: when the bat comes down in action like "cutting the ball" :D
Hook/pull: when the bat goes across line and ball goes (or supposed to go :D ) in mid-wicket region
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What will you call, if a batsman goes on back foot and plays a lofty shot over mid-on?
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Without googling here are my explanations:
Pull: A shot played square of the wicket on the leg side, to a short pitched ball, the contact with the bat is made below the head level of the batsman.
Hook: Similar to pull but the contact with the ball is above the head level of the batsman.
Drive: Played in the V or square on the off-side, mostly on the ground, using the front foot as the main anchor
Cut: Played square of the wicket on the off-side to a short pitched delivery on or outside off stick. The bat usually come from top onto the ball. It comes in different flavors - square cut, late cut, french cut, etc.
Leg Cutter: Also known as out-cutter and bowled by medium-fast or fast bowlers. It pitches and moves away from the batsman (towards first slip)
Leg break: Same as leg cutter but for a spinner. Not any different than leg spin.
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ball kahan se uthayee? meaning ball-bat contact in reference to player’s body
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Between knee and waist.
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You can’t have a graceful hook, if you pick the ball above head level. Most good hooks are when the ball is picked up between chest high and face level. If you pick the ball over your head, thats a fluke, and most likely will either be caught or go behind the keeper for a four.
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Viv Richards used to play a shot, in which he will go on the front foot and hoist the ball over mid-wicket (for a six) by picking it up from between ankle-high or knee level. Will that be considered a “pull” or a “drive” or something else?
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Per my definition it’ll be a pull shot.
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very accurate except for Hook and Pull. Criteria is aroudn Shoulder hieght. You cant really pull any thign above shoulder. You hook them. 
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So, by your definition, a pull shot can be played in the "V’, or even on the off-side?
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I was replying to your post:
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Definitly not a drive… Can be called Pull… Or ‘Dhobi Mar’
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flick?
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Yes, exactly. A shot like that can be played to mid-off as well. Still a “pull”?