by Salman Tariq

Created on: May 15, 2010   Last Updated: May 18, 2010

Cricket is not only a game of Bat and Ball but it is a game of passion, when one team plays there are not only 11 players playing but the whole population of that area which the team is representing is playing! When any team for example, Pakistan Cricket team loses, we don't say that Pakistan Cricket team lost we say Pakistan lost. This represents the 16 Crore population. There are many terms in cricket, in this article I shall be highlighting only the main ones!

Batsman: The player who has been sent out to bat or to face the opposition's bowling.

Bowler: The player which is going to deliver a ball to the batsman.

Fielder: The players of the bowling team who field in the ground to save boundaries.

All-rounder: A player which can do both pretty well batting and bowling.

Umpire: There are three umpires involved in one match. They make the decisions, whether it is out or not. They also tell about boundaries and prevent the players from being involved in a fight!

Toss: Before the start of the match, a toss is held to decide who will bat first. The captain which wins the toss decides whether his team would bat first or field first.

Boundary: Boundary in cricket may refer to either a four or a six.

Four. When a batsman hits a shot and ball travels along the land to the boundary. It is said to be a four.

Six: When a batsman hits a shot and the ball doesn't touch the ground and goes over the boundary. It is referred as a six. It is also referred as out of the park.

Out: There are many types of outs. They are given below:

Bowled: When the ball hits the wickets and the bails come off it is called bowled.

LBW: LBW stands for Leg before Wicket which means when a batsman is trapped in front of the wicket and the ball hits his body or preferably his pads it is given out LBW.

Run-out: When a batsman runs to get a single or a double if the ball hits the wicket before the batsman reaches the crease he is given out Run-out.

Caught: When the ball hits the batsman's bat and is caught by a fielder before it touches the ground it is given out.

Stumped: When a batsman leaves his crease to play a shot and misses it and the wicketkeeper takes the bails of with the ball he is given out stumped.

Types of Balls:

No-ball: When a bowler oversteps the crease. It is given as no-ball.

Wide: When a bowler bowls the delivery too wide to be played, it is given as wide.

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