Which cricket term do you like most?

[UN talkz]

For me
1. Duck
2. Blockhole
3. Mankad
4. Caught behind
5. Doosra
6. Gully

Which term do you like most???

 

[another drop catch]

maiden

 

[j_kazmi]

Sumptuous, dashing, smooth operator

 

[silent ischemia]

I would say some desi terms used in street cricket like

Railoo katta
Adha teetar adha batair
tulla baaz or simply tulla
watta bowler (chucker)

In my native language (Pushto) few interesting words

Sobaray (bat)
porain (innings)
manday (runs)
matee (chucker)

 

[Arham_PakFan]

hook
dilscoop
deep third man
fine leg
gully

 

[Brodipet_baadshah]

I would say some desi terms used in street cricket like

Railoo katta
Adha teetar adha batair
tulla baaz or simply tulla
watta bowler (chucker)

In my native language (Pushto) few interesting words

Sobaray (bat)
porain (innings)
manday (runs)
matee (chucker)

whats the meaning of railoo katta?

 

[HuzaifaE]

Fine leg

 

[silent ischemia]

whats the meaning of railoo katta?

Ask Imran Khan.
On a serious note; a player, who is deemed not good enough to hold his own, but is selected anyway to play for both sides to fill in the numbers.

 

[DeadBall]

whats the meaning of railoo katta?

Someone who is chosen just to make up the numbers.

 

[Kaptan]

One pitch one hand

 

[Ab Fan]

Swinging Yorker.

 

[ManFan]

Off-Spinner and Off-Side.

 

[ArsenalFC]

tullay baazi

 

[hadi123]

Googly

 

[Square Drive]

Googly.

 

[Protea Fan]

Bockathon

 

[pratiktc]

Corridor of uncertainty

 

[Deewana]

silly point
chinaman

 

[Kroll]

Ttf

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Yorker

 

[cricketAXEpert]

Lbw

 

[cricketAXEpert]

Cow corner (Long on)
Third man
Silly Mid off
Reverse sweep


The term I hate
Mankading (my apologies to Vinoo Mankad)

 

[Hasan123]

Silly point
Chainman
Gully

 

[babajee]

Phateechar.

 

[CadPakFan]

Jaffah

 

[786pk]

I hate the phrase cow corner, who came up with that anyway??

 

[UP]

Tuk tuk.

 

[Robert]

Bunsen.

 

[hadi123]

I hate the phrase cow corner, who came up with that anyway??

I don't know who but the origins is because that's the part of the field you're most likely to find a cow lurking about, very weird I know.

 

[Asch Ali]

Duck

 

[AssassinatedDevil]

Youngsta beauty

 

[Asch Ali]

“Debut” sounds pretty nice

 

[shane]

"Bowl a maiden over"

 

[Mueez]

Googly.

 

[UN talkz]

Youngsta beauty

Not a cricket term though

 

[GullyCricketFlop]

Gully.
Maiden
cow corner

 

[hafizexpress]

Yorker, jaffa, banana swing, maiden, fly slip, extra cover, "down the ground"

 

[moghul]

I would say some desi terms used in street cricket like

Railoo katta
Adha teetar adha batair
tulla baaz or simply tulla
watta bowler (chucker)

In my native language (Pushto) few interesting words

Sobaray (bat)
porain (innings)
manday (runs)
matee (chucker)

Net Pharoo : we used to call those who used to play lots of shots in net practice but won;t perform in matches.

 

[Smbhayi]

Straight Drive..

 

[Gayle_Force]

Bowled 'em

 

[Kaka4pope]

‘Making the ball talk’ - I know Rameez owns it nowadays