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Free Hits in Cricket
Free hit is a one kind of delivery which has been introduced in modern fancy cricket format 20-20 cricket. And also it has been recently introduced in one day format (India vs Australia 2007 one day series). Free hit is a gifted delivery by a bowler to a batsman where he can hit a ball […]
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Unusual Outs – Cricket Rules and Basics
HANDLING THE BALL If a ball is moving towards stumps after the batsman playing a shot, now if a batsman handles the ball with a hand for the purpose of protecting his wicket, he will be given out, if the opposition appeals to the umpire. Note He can stop the ball by his bat or […]
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Fourth Umpire in Cricket
Generally the difficult decisions like run outs, stump outs, boundaries are given to Third umpire. The Third umpire will sort out the decision and helps both the umpires who are on the field. But there is another umpire who helps these three umpires both on the field and off the field. He is Fourth umpire. […]
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Time Rules in Cricket
According to ICC rules any player who doesn’t appear to be injured visually and then walks away from the field will have to field for the same amount of time same as the time spent by that particular player off the field. Then after fielding, to of that particular amount of time (which is spent […]
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Dew Factor in Cricket
Before knowing the DEW FACTOR lets understand the concept of moisture and condensation. Moist Slightly wet, damp ; Moisture It is a condensed vapor or gas diffused in the soil (pitch) itself or condensed on a surfaces (pitch) or condensed in the atmosphere. Condense To change a vapor or gas in to liquid or solid […]
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Cricket Ground Measurements
Generally the ground or field can be divided into three parts. They are 22 yards pitch. Infield or Inner Circle. Outfield or outer circle or boundary circle. PITCH The length of the pitch from wicket to wicket has to be 22 yards. And no less or more than 22 yards should be there. INFIELD From […]
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Types of Pitches in Cricket
Generally we have two types of cricket pitches. They are slow pitches and fast pitches. The slow cricket pitches are defined or can be scripted in this way ” if a ball pitches in short length or little bit in good length such that if the difference of releasing speed of the ball and when […]
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Cricket Pitch and Ball Details
Pitch Details One yard = 3 FT One feet = 12” One inch= 2.54 cm =>One yard = .91 mt => nearly one mt =>22 Yard Pitch = 20.12 mt Cricket Ball Details Cricket Stumps Details Cricket Pitch and Ball Details – Video