James You can see the position of the Third Man in the above image. Why is it called Third Man? The term ‘Third Man’ in cricket likely comes from the early practice of the game, where there used to be three players positioned close to the batter: the bowler, the wicketkeeper, and a fielder. The fielder … Read more
You can see the position of the Wicketkeeper in the above image. Why is it called Wicketkeeper? The cricket fielding position is called ‘Wicketkeeper’ because it is this player’s role to protect the ‘wicket’. The wicket is a set of three stumps and two bails and is one of the primary targets in the game … Read more
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A minority community in India – only about 60,000 live there now – Parsis are the pioneers of cricket in India.