Cricket

Dismissals: There are ten ways in which a batsman can be dismissed. Five of the wickets are very common and happens almost in every game whereas the rest of the five dismissals happens very rarely.  The common forms of dismissal are  1)Bowled: If the ball hits the stumps then it is called bowled. 2) Caught: When a batsman hits the ball in the air and if a fielder catches the ball fully within the field of play or without bouncing  then it is called as caught. This means that the batsman cannot be out caught if: ·          The ball is called a no ball or dead ball. ·          The batsman does not hit the ball with his bat or the gloved hand holding the bat. ·          The ball, having been hit, makes contact with the field before a fielder catches the ball. ·        ...

Bowling: Most bowlers are considered specialists in that they are selected for the team because of their skill as a bowler, although some are all-rounders and even specialist batsmen bowl occasionally. The specialist bowlers are active multiple times during an innings, but may not bowl two overs consecutively. If the captain wants a bowler to "change ends", another bowler must temporarily fill in so that the change is not immediate. A bowler reaches his delivery stride by means of a "run-up" and an over is deemed to have begun when the bowler starts his run up for the first delivery of that over, the ball then being "in play".Fast bowlers, needing momentum, take a lengthy run up while bowlers with a slow delivery take no more than a couple of steps before bowling. The fastest bowlers can deliver the ball at a speed of over 150kilometres per hour and they sometimes rely on sheer speed to try and defeat the batsman, who is forced to react very quick...

Spirit of the game: Besides playing  and observing the Laws, cricketers must respect the "Spirit of the Game" and the Preamble to the Laws, first published in the 2000 code, opens with this statement: "Cricket is a game that owes much of its unique appeal to the fact that it should be played not only within its Laws but also within the Spirit of the Game". The res[ponsibility for ensuring that a team complies is placed firmly on the captain who may be required by the umpires to "take action" against any player on his team whose behaviour is unacceptable and may bring the sport into disrepute.The umpires are the sole judges of fair and unfair play. They are required to intervene if players are wasting time, damaging the pitch, tampering with the ball or showing disrespect to other players or to the umpires themselves. Cricket is known as gentleman's game and the activities because of which  the sportsman's spirit goes down should be strictly...

Fielding: Fieldding is one of the most valuable asset in the game of cricket because cricket is a team game and teams performance is judged by the fielding of the team. A teams win can also be determined by the fielding because if the players field well then they will save lot of runs for their team because of which the batsman has to score more amount of runs . It is also said that "caches win matches" so fielding is very important in cricket. 11 fielders are allowed to enter the field for fielding .The fielding position is shown in the image above.  Out of 11 the bowler and the wicket keeper's fielding position is permanent. Other fielders position is placed by the captain as per the requrement.The field position is  determined on a tactical basis by the captain or the bowler. Fielders often change position between deliveries, again as directed by the captain or bowler. If a fielder is injured or becomes ill during a match, a substitute fielder is...

Clothing: Clothing in cricket  includes a tshirt with long or full sleeves and the color of the t shirt depends upon the format of the game, long trousers, cap, shoes with proper spikes. The kit used is generally white if the format of the game is test match and coloured if the format of the game is T-20 or ODI match . Equipment: Some of the players including the batsman , wicket keeper and some fielders who stay silly point (Fielding position which is close to batsman) require extra equipment because they have higher risk of injuries because of the hardness of the ball. Mostly the batsman and the wcket keeper requires extra equipment because the bowler delivers the bowl sometimes at 80mph, sometimes at 90mph and sometimes even at 100mph and at that particular time if the ball hits the body then there will occour serious injuries. The extra equipments include pads(designed protects the knees), gloves to protect hands, safety helmet(designed to protect head) and sma...

Special Roles: Captain: Captain has the most special role in the game of cricket. From deciding proper team looking at the pitch condition to controlling the game during whole innings is done by the captain . All the best team in the world are doing good is because of proper captain . A captain has to set the fields properly and has to encourage the players if they have bad match . So it is one of the tough and most important role in the cricket. Coach: Coaching is another important role in the game of cricket. Being a coach is always a tough job. A coach has to provide guidance on and off the field. If the players are having problem in techniques the it is the duty of the coach to find the problem in their game and instruct them and help them improve their techniques. Coach has to provide proper trainings during the warm ups and has to be innovative with the trainings so its always tough job. Wicket keeper: Wicket keeping is another...