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Aug 30, 2019 · A duck is a slang for getting out for zero in cricket, derived from the shape of a duck's egg. Learn about different types of ducks, such as golden, diamond, royal, pair and king pair, and some famous cricketers who scored them.
- Sourav Choudhury
Learn the origin and meaning of the word duck, and how ducks are classified into different subfamilies and tribes based on their morphology and behaviour. Find out the characteristics and examples of dabbling, diving, sea, stifftail, whistling, shelduck, steamer and perching ducks.
Learn about duck, any of various species of relatively small, short-necked, large-billed waterfowl. Find out how ducks are classified, what they look like, and how they behave in different habitats.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
- Out for a duck. If you hear that a batter is ‘out for a duck’, you might see them looking pretty down in the dumps. That’s because it means that they’ve been bowled out, or dismissed, before getting any runs whatsoever.
- Sledging. Trash talk is a common part of many sports. Players will often try to use insults and witty put-downs to intimidate their opponents and throw them off their game.
- Wicket. A wicket is a set of three stumps with two wooden bails on top of them. They can be stumped, hit, kept, taken or given away. Sometimes they are sticky, and you always try to take ten of them.
- Yorker. A yorker could be described as the king of all bowls. It’s when the ball lands directly at the batter’s feet, and it’s extremely difficult to hit.
Learn why a duck is called a duck in cricket and what are the different types of ducks, such as golden, silver, diamond and laughing ducks. Find out the origins of these terms and how they are used in cricket commentary and analysis.
Feb 26, 2023 · A short video explaining the origin and meaning of the word duck, derived from Old English dūce 'diver'. Learn about duck sounds, quacking, feeding and diving with examples and facts.
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Types of Ducks in Cricket. As an addition to the phrase, the term ‘duck’ has spawned a whole new set of phrases attached to it. The different types of ducks relate to a specific point in the player’s innings, or in the wider game, to all the ways a batsman can be dismissed.
