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Question
List any four compulsory equipment used by the batsman in cricket.
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Solution
- Protective Gear: Batsmen wear pads, gloves, helmets, and other protective equipment to avoid injury when struck by a ball. Batting pads, gloves, helmets, pad, thigh guard, chest guard, elbow-arm guards, abdomen guard, jock strap, cricket hats, and fielder leg guards are used to protect batsmen and fielders from damage when struck by the ball.
- Shoes: Leather shoes with spiked soles provide traction on grass and improve force. Clothing: Long trousers, shirt (long or short sleeves depending on the weather), sometimes a sleeveless or long-sleeved wollen pullover in chilly weather.
- Clothing: Wear long trousers, a shirt (long or short sleeves depending on the weather), and a sleeveless or long-sleeved woollen sweater in chilly weather.
- Stumps and Bails: They are usually made of wood, most commonly ash, and together form a wicket at each end of the pitch.
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