Cricket - The Gentleman's Game

A glossary of cricket terms Cricket, more than most sports, is full of expressions and terms designed to bewilder the newcomer (and often even the more seasoned follower). Lets know few terms that are introduced by the commentators and also that are in the pre-defined dictionary of the game. Arm Ball A ball bowled by a slow bowler which has no spin on it and so does not turn as expected but which stays on a straight line ("goes on with the arm") The Ashes Series between England and Australia are played for The Ashes Asking rate - The runs required per over for a team to win - mostly relevant in a one-dayer. Ball Red for first-class and most club cricket, white for one-day matches (and, experimentally, women once used blue balls and men orange ones). It weighs 5½ ounces ( 5 ounces for women's cricket and 4¾ ounces for junior cricket) Ball Tampering The illegal action of changing the condition of the ball by artificial means, usually scuffing th...

I saw him playing on television and was struck by his technique, so I asked my wife to come look at him. Now I never saw myself play, but I feel that this player is playing much the same as I used to play, and she looked at him on Television and said yes, there is a similarity between the two...high compactness, technique, stroke production... it all seemed to gel! - Sir Don Bradman in reference to Sachin Tendulkar.   India's fortune will depend on how many runs the little champion scores. There is no doubt Tendulkar is the real thing. - Sunil Gavaskar   He has defined cricket in his fabulous, impeccable manner. He is to batting what Shane Warne is to bowling. - Richie Benaud Sachin is cricket's God! - Barry Richards Harder he works, the luckier he gets. - Ian Chappell Technically, you can't fault Sachin. Seam or spin, fast or slow nothing is a problem. - Geoffrey Boycott He is Sachin Tendulkar. I hop...

Sledging has always been a part of cricket. Few best sledges by the cricket legends are shared. This sometimes makes me think, why this game is named the Gentleman's game and special thanks to the contribution of the Australian cricket team for this concept. Now sledging becomes a must and it has a real impact of an individual players attitude. http://www.instagc.com/707763 The Prasad Vs Sohail Incident: Hero to Zero in 3 easy steps Chasing India's score of 287-8, Pakistan got off to a flyer of a start, Amir Sohail and Saeed Anwar went about tearing the Indian bowling attack. Pakistan looked all set to win as they reached 110 odd for the loss of just 1 wicket within the 15 overs. 1. Play a Great Shot: Amir Sohail was completely bent on demolishing the Indian bowling to pieces, charging down the track to the faster bowlers (if u can call Prasad that) in this particular case he came down the ground (a good 4-5 steps, anymore and he would have hit Prasad too) and sla...