Carpets and corridors: 11 expressions from the cricketing world
Which of these terms frequently used by cricket commentators is your favourite?
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Shahid Mushtaq: Kids playing cricket surrounded by wild tulips in Pampore, Kashmir
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Gaurav Sethi: The shattered dreams of a batsman at Varanasi's Mahanirvani Ghat in November 2017
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Mahmudul Hoque Moni: Will the batsman beat the field? A cricket game during a hot and humid afternoon in Dhaka
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Krutik Thakur: This ball's got sunshine on it, Dahanu, Maharashtra
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David Hemmet: The bowler's got style in this game of cricket near the Round Tower in Copenhagen
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Amal Dev: Plenty of trees to stop the ball in Pampady village in Kerala
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Sarker M Hasnat Lenin: Seafarers from five different countries play cricket in the cargo hold of a ship in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean
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Akib Rahman: A trick shot to play gully cricket in these times
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Helen Spencer: Cricket on the sidelines of an expedition in the Gobi Desert in Mongolia, in early February of 2020
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Abhishek Dawas: A dog dreaming about Glenn McGrath's accuracy at IIT Ropar?
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Nadeem Ahmad: Play before the start of the day's work for shoeshine boys in Delhi's Connaught Place
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Bayazid Amin: It's in the slot, the batsman's ready, where will the ball end up? A cricket scene from St. Martin's Island, Bangladesh
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Maulik Nathavani: A red bat and yellow stumps in the blue city of Jodhpur
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Khan Mumtaz: A cracking shot on the streets of Kabul
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Charudatt Prabhu: An intense game on in India's Western Ghats, with twigs for stumps
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Phil Burns: The bails are off in a game-changing stumping in Mount Waverly, Melbourne
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Ashik Mahmud: The world might pass you by, but nothing's more important than the cricket. A street scene from Dhaka
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Vasim Dalwai: Good luck getting past that ring field, Chiplun, India
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Rahul Chowdhury: Is there anything behind the line? A tough one for the umpires from the streets of Dhaka
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Vishal Kapoor: Cricket in the cornfields of Iowa City, USA
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Chathuranga Nayanajith: Cricket with coconut trees as company at Kalametiya beach
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Habib Pranto: Who says you need a vehicle to drive on the road?
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Saravanan Chandrasekaran: Kids find space for plastic-ball cricket amid the parked two-wheelers on a busy street in Chennai
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Sathya R: Hills behind and the sea in your sight while batting at Varkala beach in Kerala
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Prashant Sharma: Evading a short ball or an uppercut gone wrong? A fun game of cricket in Goa
Bengali bonding as Eden Gardens goes pink
A Bangladesh fan revels in the joyous atmosphere at the first day-night Test in India, despite a familiar tale of disappointment
A Jharkhand lad decided to attend the latest weekend of Test cricket in Ranchi, and got to enjoy the Rohit Sharma show
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Shahid Mushtaq: Kids playing cricket surrounded by wild tulips in Pampore, Kashmir
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Gaurav Sethi: The shattered dreams of a batsman at Varanasi's Mahanirvani Ghat in November 2017
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Mahmudul Hoque Moni: Will the batsman beat the field? A cricket game during a hot and humid afternoon in Dhaka
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Krutik Thakur: This ball's got sunshine on it, Dahanu, Maharashtra
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David Hemmet: The bowler's got style in this game of cricket near the Round Tower in Copenhagen
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Amal Dev: Plenty of trees to stop the ball in Pampady village in Kerala
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Sarker M Hasnat Lenin: Seafarers from five different countries play cricket in the cargo hold of a ship in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean
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Akib Rahman: A trick shot to play gully cricket in these times
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Helen Spencer: Cricket on the sidelines of an expedition in the Gobi Desert in Mongolia, in early February of 2020
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Abhishek Dawas: A dog dreaming about Glenn McGrath's accuracy at IIT Ropar?
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Nadeem Ahmad: Play before the start of the day's work for shoeshine boys in Delhi's Connaught Place
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Bayazid Amin: It's in the slot, the batsman's ready, where will the ball end up? A cricket scene from St. Martin's Island, Bangladesh
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Maulik Nathavani: A red bat and yellow stumps in the blue city of Jodhpur
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Khan Mumtaz: A cracking shot on the streets of Kabul
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Charudatt Prabhu: An intense game on in India's Western Ghats, with twigs for stumps
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Phil Burns: The bails are off in a game-changing stumping in Mount Waverly, Melbourne
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Ashik Mahmud: The world might pass you by, but nothing's more important than the cricket. A street scene from Dhaka
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Vasim Dalwai: Good luck getting past that ring field, Chiplun, India
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Rahul Chowdhury: Is there anything behind the line? A tough one for the umpires from the streets of Dhaka
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Vishal Kapoor: Cricket in the cornfields of Iowa City, USA
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Chathuranga Nayanajith: Cricket with coconut trees as company at Kalametiya beach
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Habib Pranto: Who says you need a vehicle to drive on the road?
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Saravanan Chandrasekaran: Kids find space for plastic-ball cricket amid the parked two-wheelers on a busy street in Chennai
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Sathya R: Hills behind and the sea in your sight while batting at Varkala beach in Kerala
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Prashant Sharma: Evading a short ball or an uppercut gone wrong? A fun game of cricket in Goa
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