Emphasis of cricket equipment may be different with a batsman and a fielder. A batsman may carry a ball, bat, gloves, pads, protective guards etc. You may find more of protective guards in case of a fielder or wicket keeper. A fielder will require pads, wicket keeper gloves are larger and have little padding to protect hands from any kind of friction. These gloves are usually slender when compared to the batsmen’s gloves.

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When India won the cricket worldcup in 1983 under the leadership of Kapil dev Nikhanj, I was barely fifteen years old. Cricket was a passion during those times and the Indians who were the underdogs for the tournament turned out to be the dark horses of the hour at Lords. These heady days of cricket were the times when the West Indians ruled the roost. The famed pace battery of the Windies were held with respect and fear even by the best of the batsmen. Even test cricket was played with pride and passion. It is debatable if test cricket is needed at all, at this time of twenty twenty era of hit out or get out attitude. It must be said that 20-20 matches have opened up a plethora of opportunities for youngsters. Money and politics have started polluting the true spirit of cricket. The image of Kapil dev asking for water, choked by emotion after a ball hit by him killed a bird in Australia lingers in mind and brings back memories of the good old days. True, gone are those times when only a few stalwarts stood tall in cricket. Now we have a number of players in the fray which is a good sign.

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