Players


A team consists of eleven players Depending on his or her primary skills; a player may be classifying as an expert batsman or bowler. A balanced team frequently has five or six specialist batsmen and four or five specialist bowlers. Teams nearly always take in a specialist wicket-keeper because of the importance of this fielding position. Each team is headed by a captain, who is responsible for making planned decisions such as formative the batting order, the placement of fielders and the rotation of bowlers.

A player who excels in mutually batting and bowling is known as an all-rounder. One who excels as a batsman and wicket-keeper is known as a "wicket-keeper/batsman", every so often regarded as a type of all-rounder. True all-rounder is rare; most players focus on either batting or bowling skills.