Helmets- A Vital Part Of Cricket Clothing

Clothing in any physical game is very important because of the fact that despite of having skill, talent and form, the sport person can be penalised or injured in his / her game due to some unforced errors with no fault involved. There are many instances in cricket where cricketers had to pay the price of neglecting their cricket clothing. 

A batsman has to wear a lot of guards and gears to protect his/her body. Some gears are also used to optimise overall performance of the player like customized batting gloves or helmets. But there are some instances in the history of cricket where batsmen has paid penalty because their gear failed them or they neglected its importance. There was a time when batsman used to wear hats and caps during batting, at that time helmet was not used to protect their heads. Fast bowling was faced with no protection for the head at all after some very unfortunate incidences people realised that a cricket helmet must form a vital part of the cricket kit.

 Legend Sunil Gavaskar said that “If a batter can’t protect his head how will he protect his cricket stumps?” He played all his cricket without helmet facing serious fast bowlers all across the globe .But nowadays even in under 10 cricket , kids are not allowed inside nets without helmet which brings us to a conclusion that accidents with players like Phillip hughes , Raman Lamba,  Nari Contractor and many more has happened despite of there skills, talent or class. So, what one can do to prevent these type of accidents from his/her end is to always wear proper cricket clothing whenever they are in action, be it a practice session or an international match because all it takes is a fraction of a second to provide a lethal delivery its literal meaning.

Some people believe that bowlers have been suppressed in many ways like shortening of boundaries, limited number of bouncers allowed per over, good quality of bats, fielding restrictions and helmets for batsmen which provide them confidence of going for shots like reverse sweep or scoops. Every reason is justifiable but one just can not say that to improve the odds helmets should not be used because its just a game and no one wants to witness a blood stained pitch at the end of the day.

How to dress while playing cricket?

One of the most popular and religious sports across the globe that is played by many countries is Cricket. Traditionally, all players wear white clothes, as well as white gear. As players bat and field in the ground during day and night, so it requires proper comfortable cricket clothing and right protective equipment, such as cricket helmets, gloves and pads.

Moreover, if you know how to dress for your game of cricket then it will help you in playing the game well. 

Cricket Clothing

  1. A white T-shirt made of lightweight breathable material, it’s the base of your clothing. Numerous brands are known for making white T-shirts and these t-shirts are designed especially for cricket. It is often a collared white Polo but not necessarily, its material needs to be a cotton blend or some breathable one which will keep you cool, you can wear it with a jumper.
  2. The white long pants which are designed for cricket is very important as the player needs to run around so it should be reasonably elastic and breathable.
  3. Wearing a white hat – Many players wear wide-brimmed bucket hats or a basic cap. It can help to keep body temperature down and prevent from getting sunburn. 
  4. A pair of athletic sunglasses- Many professional cricketers wear sunglasses that have multiple benefits including protecting your eyes from the sun while looking at the ball.

Cricket shoes 

Cricket players mostly wear shoes that have little plastic spikes on the bottom of them to help with traction on the field.

Protective Gear

  1. Well-fitted leg pads – These pads are worn by the batsmen’s and the wicket-keepers present in the crease to protect their bones against impact from the ball.
  2. CricketGloves -The batsmen and wicket – keeper’s both wear gloves. The cricket batting gloves wore by the batsman are very thickly padded at the top of all five fingers while gloves of wicketkeeper are usually webbed between the thumb and index fingers for better collection of the ball. 
  3. Helmets -The batsmen and wicket-keeper should make sure to wear a helmet for protecting your head during playing cricket for saving players being struck by the ball in the head.
  4. Abdominal guard- It is used to protect the crotch area against the impact of the ball.
  5. A jockstrap (undergarment) with a cup pocket into which a “box” or protective cup, is inserted and held in place.
  6. Thigh, arm, chest, and elbow guards are worn to protect the body of the batsmen and wicket-keeper.

While buying cricket clothing you should first check what size will fit you perfectly as you will not want to wear too loose or too tight clothes.

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