cover drive

cover drive noun: a type of shot played by the batsman bringing the bat down vertically and hitting the ball along the ground in the direction of cover.

Noun

cover drive (plural cover drives)

A type of shot played by the batsman bringing the bat down vertically and hitting the ball along the ground in the direction of cover.
- With 8 required from 2 balls, Forde hit two back to back cover drives and sealed the game for his team.

Verb

cover drive (third-person singular simple present cover drives, present participle cover driving, simple past cover drove, past participle cover driven)

(intransitive) To play a cover drive shot.

cover drive meaning in Tamil

cover drive in Tamil

இலக்கு எய்தல், மறைய அடி, மறையவடி

Forms of cover drive

Noun
plural	cover drives
Verb
third-person singular present	cover drives
present participle	cover driving
past	cover drove
past participle	cover driven

Questions about cover drive

What does cover drive mean?: Cover drive means a type of shot played by the batsman bringing the bat down vertically and hitting the ball along the ground in the direction of cover.
What is cover drive in Tamil?: Cover drive in Tamil is இலக்கு எய்தல், மறைய அடி, மறையவடி. See Cover drive meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is cover drive?: Cover drive can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of cover drive?: The plural of cover drive is cover drives.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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