How Do You Understand Cricket Fielding Positions?
Cricket is a complicated game and doesn’t help it self with bizarre sounding terminology. Some of the most confusing are fielding positions. How many people can claim to know where to stand when asked to field at fine leg, third slip or gully? This article attempts to demystify these words and help you realize a cricket captain asking you to stand at silly point is not akin to fetching a left handed screw driver. Familiarise yourself with fielding positions at the fielding positions link in the resource section. Understand the catching positions. These positions are taken close to the batsman. Behind the batsman is the wicket keeper and beside him the slips. These fielders are placed to take catches the batsman edges behind. Other close in positions such as silly point and short leg are placed to take catches just in front of the batsman. Know the run saving positions. In cricket there is a thirty yard circle within or on the edge of which stands fielders such as, mid-wicket, mid-on an
