Left-Handers facing up to bouncers

Discerning viewers will have noticed that the three batsmen who had real trouble with the short ball were all left-handers – Abhinav Mukund, Suresh Raina, and Yuvraj Singh. As a left-hander myself, I feel certain that it is much tougher for lefties to negotiate bouncers from right arm fast bowlers than it is for righties. The angle itself is such that more often than not, the short ball heads for the body. In such a scenario, it is difficult to sway backwards out of the way of squat to let the ball pass over. The only way I have found which works for all seasons is to bend from the waist under the ball. Since this technique is not classical and is never taught, it is up to the batsman himself to work this out and then to implement it.