| The wicket keeper is an essential and key
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| | still and eyes level during the delivery
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| part of the cricket team. Every team
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| | to help you judge the pace and line. You
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| needs a reliable wicket keeper. As well
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| | should be balanced and relaxed with your
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| as taking catches, stumping the batsmen
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| | weight slightly forward on the balls of
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| and taking run outs, the wicket keeper is
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| | your feet. Be alert and ready to react to
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| one of the team's most important players:
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| | the delivery.
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| motivating and inspiring the bowlers and
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| | Catching the ball
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| fielders to raise their game and WIN.
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| | When you are catching the ball, aim to
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| To be a wicket keeper you need fast
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| | get your head/eyes above the line of the
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| reactions and precise judgement as you
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| | ball and your body behind the line of the
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| have very little time to react to such
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| | ball. As the ball rises from the pitch,
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| things as fast deliveries especially if
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| | rise from the crouching position with the
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| there are changes and deviations in the
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| | ball, so you mirror the height of the
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| balls line due to variations in swing,
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| | ball. Watch the ball into your hands and
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| movement off the pitch and edges.
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| | catch it with your fingers pointing
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| You need to be alert and have high levels
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| | downwards. You'll need to cushion the
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| of concentration. Like a top batsmen you
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| | impact of the ball hitting your gloves
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| want to be able to 'switch on and off'
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| | when catching by 'giving' with your
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| your concentration between deliveries and
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| | hands. If the ball continues to rise as
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| overs to avoid getting mentally tired, as
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| | it reaches you, step with your outside
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| it's impossible to fully concentrate
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| | foot backwards and across, rotating your
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| non-stop for hours at a time. High levels
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| | body outwards, taking the ball on one
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| of fitness and flexibility are also very
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| | side of the body. To catch a ball
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| important for a wicket keeper as it can
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| | delivered on the off side or leg side,
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| be very tiring because you are
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| | move your feet and body across
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| effectively doing hundreds of squats and
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| | immediately to get your head back into
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| diving around the field. So stay fit,
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| | line with the delivery. (Move the outside
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| warm up and down and stretch thoroughly
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| | foot first and follow with the inside.)
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| to remain in peak condition and avoid
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| | Rise with the ball as discussed above and
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| injury.
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| | 'give' with hands to reduce the impact.
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| Equipment for wicket keeping
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| | If you are standing back which you should
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| -Wicket keeping gloves (and inner
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| | be to medium and fast bowlers take your
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| gloves),
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| | stance as discussed above, however stand
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| -Box,
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| | in a position so that the ball is taken
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| -Wicket keeping pads,
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| | once it begins to drop.
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| -Helmet.
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| | Sometimes you may have to dive to take
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| Basic technique: Wicket keeping stance
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| | wide deliveries or thick edges, always
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| You can stand up to spin bowlers and
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| | try to take the ball in two hands if
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| slower paced bowlers. The wicket keepers
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| | possible, roll after the dive if you can
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| stance is quite straight forward, you
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| | to reduce the impact of landing and
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| need to stand about one step behind the
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| | changes of injury.
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| stumps, making sure no part of your body
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| | Stumping
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| or equipment is in front of the line of
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| | You can attemp a stumping if the batsman
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| the stumps.
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| | is out of the crease after you have
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| Crouch down with your left foot (reverse
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| | caught the delivery. Once you've taken
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| for left hand batsmen) inline with middle
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| | the ball move your body weight towards
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| stump, therefore on you are crouched a
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| | stumps and move hands fast to break the
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| little on off side. Try to keep your head
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| | wickets.
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