KIDS QUIZ
SPORTS TEAMS AND PLAYERS
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ice hockey
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table tennis
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cricket
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -In first class cricket, as of 2016, England requires all batsmen, wicketkeepers and fielders closer than 8 yards from the wicket to wear helmets. This is mandatory even when facing medium-pace and spin bowling. New Zealand and India do not require batsmen to wear helmets.
Detailed explanation-2: -The cricket helmet was designed to stop serious injury occuring due to being hit on the head by the cricket ball. The cricket helmet originally evolved as batsmen sought protection from being hit on the head by short fast pitched bowling.
Detailed explanation-3: -Gary Sobers (West Indies) He dominated world cricket from 1954 to 1974, and never wear a helmet.
Detailed explanation-4: -Thigh guard, arm guards, chest guard, and elbow guards to protect the body of the batters. Some batters use these and others do not, since they reduce mobility. Gloves for batters only, thickly padded above the fingers and on the thumb of the hand, to protect against impact from the ball.