CRICKET TERMINOLOGY

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The running-out of a non-striking batsman who leaves his crease before the bowler has released the ball.

ANS: Mankad (named after Vinoo Mankad who first used this method in a Test match)

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A food item, starting with 'b', it is used when a batsmen runs his batting partner out, generally with a poor call.

ANS: Barbeque

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A diagram showing where a number of balls, usually from a particular bowler, have passed the batsman.

ANS: Beehive

What was special about the runs scored by Xavier Tras in the scoreboard in the batsmen's list?

ANS: It was a hypothetical batsman. The runs were extras. (the name can be shortened to xtras)

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Named after Ellis "Puss" Achong, a West Indian left-arm wrist-spin bowler of Chinese descent, this term refers to a left-handed bowler bowling wrist spin (left arm unorthodox).

ANS: Chinaman

Taken from baseball, this term refers to the use of a series of bouncers from pace bowlers to intimidate a batsman. Historically, it has been used as a tactic particularly against subcontinental teams because of their inexperience of bouncers.

ANS: Chin-music

What is the devil's number in cricket?

ANS: A score of 87, regarded as unlucky in Australian cricket (13 short of a century)

Getting out without scoring is called duck, why?

ANS: Originally called a "duck's egg" because of the "0" shape in the scorebook, shortened to duck.

If golden duck means getting out of the first ball, what does diamond duck refer to?

ANS: Getting out without facing a delivery (usually run out).

Long beore Tillekeratne Dilshan, the scoop shot was played by a Zimbabweian lower order batsman X, who played a heroic innings in one of the finest succesful run chases against India. The shot was initially named as the X shot after him. Who?

ANS: Douglas Marillier

Meaning butterfly in bengali, it is a zero rotation slower or variation ball, which when bowled correctly, moves erratically in flight like a butterfly. Based on the same aerodynamic principles as baseball's knuckleball.

ANS: Projapoti