Verb
backfoot (third-person singular simple present backfoots, present participle backfooting, simple past and past participle backfooted)
(transitive) To put on the defensive; to put off balance.
Earlier, Cheteshwar Pujara and Hanuma Vihari had held their ground and helped India not go on the backfoot after losing Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane in the post-lunch session. Source: Internet
Nitish continues with his whirlwind knock with the fifth boundary of his innings after some brilliant backfoot work. Source: Internet
This unfortunately puts people on the backfoot when we start the new year.” Source: Internet
You can’t play Ravi on the backfoot, as he will invariably rush on to the pads. Source: Internet