5. POPULAR TERMS IN CRICKET . By now, you must have got the hang of terms like batsman, bowler, umpire,
stumps, etc. Now, let’s know the terms used at play. Striker – A batsman facing the bowler is caller striker and the opposite
end is called non-striker. Off-side/leg-side – One half of the ground is called off-side and the
other side is called leg-side. From the perspective of a right handed
batsmen, the pitch in front of his body as he takes a strike, i.e. the right
side of the pitch is called off-side. Similarly, the left half of the pitch, i.e.
the pitch behind his body while taking a strike is called as leg-side. Run – It is the basic unit of scoring in cricket. It is scored when a striking
batsman hits the ball bowled and runs between the stumps along with
non-striker. It is usually scored in ones, twos, and threes. Four – The ball hit by the batsman crosses the boundary rope by rolling
on the ground. Then, it is called a boundary or four runs. Six – The shot that ensures the ball lands directly outside the rope is
called six or six runs are allotted to the batsman. No-ball – If a bowler’s foot crosses the popping crease while delivering
the ball then, it is called a no-ball. The ball bowled that is directed above
waist of the batsman without pitching on the ground is a no-ball too. Wide – A ball that is bowled away from the batsman and moves wide of
the return crease on the off-side at the batting end is called wide. Another
definition is ball bowled that bounces over the head of the batsman after
pitching is also called wide. Out – When a batsman gets out, it gives opportunity to the next person
on the batting side to play until 10 players out of 11 are dismissed in
various ways. Bowled, Caught, Run-out, LBW, and Stumped are the most
common ways of getting out. Bowled – It is a way of getting out where the batsman misses the ball
bowled and the stumps behind are disturbed. Caught – A batsman is declared out when the fielder catches the ball on
full that is hit by the batsman. If it is caught by the wicket-keeper then, it
is called caught-behind. LBW – LBW stands for leg-before wicket. A batsman is declared out as
lbw when he tries to play the ball with the body that is directed on to
stumps. Run-out – If a fielder disturbs the stumps with ball in hand while the
batsman is not in crease after playing a shot, then the batsman is
declared run-out. Stumped – A batsman moves out of crease to play a ball and misses, the
keeper gathers the ball and hits the stumps with ball in hand. Then, the
batsman is declared out as stumped. Spin bowling – Bowlers run short distance from stumps and release the
ball with the use of wrist or fingers to get maximum revolutions. The ball
tossed in the air spins after pitching. Off-break and leg-break are two
varieties of spin bowling. Fast bowling – Bowlers sprint and deliver the ball at high speed to
batsman. To do so, they take long run-up from stumps. Slow-medium,
medium-fast, and fast are the popular fast bowling varieties. Extra runs – All the runs given by fielding team where the batsmen have
not hit the ball with the bat are considered as extra runs. For example,
wide, no-ball, etc. Innings – A session of batting and bowling where either the batting team
is all-out or the permissible number of overs to be bowled by the fielding team is completed.
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