There is no need of introduction to cricket; it is a world famous game. Equipments are meant for the purpose of doing work and it is a tool needed to succeed in particular task. It has become a necessary item in the games.
Cricket equipments the personal resource for success
1. CRICKET EQUIPMENTS THE PERSONAL RESOURCE FOR SUCCESS
There is no need of introduction to cricket; it is a world famous game. Equipments are
meant for the purpose of doing work and it is a tool needed to succeed in particular
task. It has become a necessary item in the games. Cricket equipments are necessary
for a cricket player to succeed. A player without proper equipments is said to be fool
standing in between the crowds.
What is the basic equipment needed to play a
cricket? The answer for this question is known
world wide. Cricket bats and balls are the two
basic equipments needed to play that game.
They are the precursors of cricket game. In
those days bats and balls are made of low
quality woods and it was not comfort to the
players. Now many varieties of cricket bats
and balls are there and they provide comfort to
the players in all aspects.
Due to technology many new types of
equipment came into existence, Stumps and
bail sets are the wicket sets in cricket. The
wicket consists of three stumps and two bails
which is one of the equipments showing the
dismissing of a batsman.
2. Prevention is better than cure. So in any sports
prevention is best. Leg guards are worn by
batsmen and wicket keeper to protect their shin
bone against the impact of ball. Superlite,
ultralite and wicket keeper leg guards are the
different types of leg guards which are feather
weight and provide durability and comfort.
Gloves should provide comfort, grip and shock
absorption when hitting the ball, it is an
essential part of cricket equipments which
prevents the players hand from injuries.
Cricket batting gloves exists in different types
with different features and wicket keeper
gloves are also there which slightly differs
from the batsmen gloves.
Protective gears are the equipments needed for
a particular activity and act as safeguarding
equipments for the player. Helmet, arm
guard(s), chest protector(s), thigh guard(s) and
ab guard(s) are the different protective gears
which prevent players from being harmed or
damaged.
“Clothes make the man” is a famous proverb.
Cricket players have their own clothing with
different colors representing their nation. In
test matches all the team players generally
wear white pants and shirts. Hats, wrist bands,
head bands comes under the category of
clothing’s.
3. Sandals were the footwear in the civilization
period, in 1600-1200 bc soft shoes were worn
by mountain peoples. Rubber heels shoes were
introduce in 1899 by Irish American
Humphrey, from that time many varieties of
shoes were introduced. Cricket players use
spiked cricket shoes to improve their traction.
Cricket shoes are generally light weighted and
enables fast running.
Accessories are said to be an optional part or a
fashionable item which is used to enhance a
performance and has some fashionable effect.
In cricket many varieties of accessories are
there to provide some additional performance.
Cricket net is an accessory which is used for
practice sessions in training period and it helps
the player in proper concentration.
4. Linseed oil is used for cricket bat knocking
process and it moistens the surface of the bat
and can be used for all types of cricket bats.
Like wise many accessories are there to
enhance some function, the different
accessories in cricket game are coir matting,
bat mallet, bat cover, gripping cone, marker
cone and spare rubber grips etc.