#3 Running hand touch
Not to be confused with the stationery hand touch, which in comparison holds far less danger. Tactically speaking, the running hand touch is an extremely high-risk move. The attacker completely exposes himself to all seven defenders. A raider needs to get N number of variables right and at the end of it all, he may pick up just a point or 0. Ajay Thakur, Deepak Niwas Hooda and Kashiling Adake are considered to be the holy trinity of this move.
A common factor which makes them the best in the business. They’re all extremely agile and quick on the mat. The move starts off when the raider runs across the entire width of the mat, parallel to the defensive line.
When he senses a defender in a vulnerable position, with his outstretched hand, he manages to get the faintest of touches. Which is why most successful running hand touches are reviewed by the third umpire.
