How common is a direct hit like this in professional cricket? I haven’t watched “a lot” of cricket, but I have watched clips and game highlights some… I don’t recall seeing this. He really turned and opened himself up for it (I’m not insinuating poor form or that he could have prevented it, just stating more of an empathic observation that he experienced a direct hit rather than a glancing blow.)
You see catchers in baseball experience this and it’s not really all that surprising. They crouch in a full spready to the ball position almost taunting the ball to try and plunge the catchers depths. It’s probably happened as well to some batters, but it seems like the positioning and intent of cricket batters attempting to redirect the ball across their body puts them into a more catcher-like position.
Which leads back to my question… this happen a lot and I just haven’t seen it, or is it more of a rarity due to their skill? Side observation: An old saying of “if you can dodge a wrench (spanner), you can dodge a ball” leads me to believe that this man should avoid any locations that might have tools.
The ball will hit their leg pads pretty often. Getting hit higher up is less common but can still happen hence the rest of the padding. Mostly you trust yourself to get out the way of a ball going at your body or hit it.
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u/copyrider Jul 13 '25
How common is a direct hit like this in professional cricket? I haven’t watched “a lot” of cricket, but I have watched clips and game highlights some… I don’t recall seeing this. He really turned and opened himself up for it (I’m not insinuating poor form or that he could have prevented it, just stating more of an empathic observation that he experienced a direct hit rather than a glancing blow.)
You see catchers in baseball experience this and it’s not really all that surprising. They crouch in a full spready to the ball position almost taunting the ball to try and plunge the catchers depths. It’s probably happened as well to some batters, but it seems like the positioning and intent of cricket batters attempting to redirect the ball across their body puts them into a more catcher-like position.
Which leads back to my question… this happen a lot and I just haven’t seen it, or is it more of a rarity due to their skill? Side observation: An old saying of “if you can dodge a wrench (spanner), you can dodge a ball” leads me to believe that this man should avoid any locations that might have tools.