Adjust yourself to a position where you can look past the beyond the batsman and comfortably see the bowlers arm as he delivers. The distance to stand behind the wicket depends on the pace of the bowler and the conditions of the pitch.

You must stand at a spot where you can gather the ball between knee and waist height. The ball must be gathered after it has reached the peak of its bounce and is starting to drop down.

Try to watch the bowler during his entire run up, but avoid standing too much on the side as this could slow down your movement down the leg side.

Go down on your haunches as the bowler starts his run up and just before he takes his action to deliver the ball, go up on your toes and get into the alert position, from where you can move to either side quickly.

The feet must be spread apart about shoulder height and the weight is evenly balanced on the balls of the feet. The head is still and the eyes focussed on the ball in the bowler's hand.

Many keepers have their oven individual style of the stance, but what is important to note is that the ball has to be watched throughout from the bowlers arm and you must get into a position where you can react early and move quickly to catch the ball.

The gloves are placed in front of the body or at the sides, depending on individual comfort.