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This position is usually where you'll find the best fielder in the team.
Found square of the wicket on the off-side, it's an important position for stopping forceful shots off the back foot like the square cut. There are a few different positions in that area:
Backward point is slightly behind square of the wicket, while silly point, as the name suggests, is not a great place to field. Most commonly used when a spin bowler is in action to snap up any bat-pad chances, it involves standing just a couple of yards from the batsman, square of the wicket on the off-side. They're often jumping around trying to protect themselves when the batsman plays a big shot on the off-side.
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