batsman
/ˈbætsmən/noun
उच्चारण बैट्स्मन
बल्लेबाज़
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(in cricket) a player who hits the ball with a bat
बल्लेबाज़
- Sachin Tendulkar was a great batsman.
- The young batsman scored a fine century on his debut.
- The opening batsman hit three fours in the first over.
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- A good batsman watches the ball closely till the last moment.
- The captain asked the next batsman to go out and play with patience.
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batsman (plural batsmen)
The plural of batsman is batsmen, not batsmans. In modern writing batter and batsperson are also used.
'Batsman' का plural 'batsmen' है, 'batsmans' नहीं। आधुनिक लेखन में batter और batsperson भी प्रयोग होते हैं।
- India has some of the finest batsmen in the world.
- Each batsman faced six balls.
opening batsman / middle-order batsman
Batsmen are named by where they bat: opening, top-order, middle-order, lower-order.
Batsmen के नाम उनके क्रम पर रखे जाते हैं: opening, top-order, middle-order, lower-order।
- The opening batsman scored a century.
- A middle-order batsman must rebuild the innings.
batsman + verb: bat, score, dismiss
A batsman bats, scores runs, is dismissed or gets out; the bowler dismisses him.
Batsman bat करता है, runs बनाता है, आउट होता है; गेंदबाज़ उसे आउट करता है।
- The batsman was dismissed for ninety runs.
- A good batsman reads the length of the ball.
batsman: left-handed / right-handed
Describe the hand with a hyphenated adjective: a left-handed batsman.
हाथ बताने के लिए hyphen वाला adjective लगता है: a left-handed batsman।
- Radhika's brother is a left-handed batsman.
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adjective + batsman
openingaggressivestylishtop-orderreliabletail-end
- He is a reliable top-order batsman.
verb + batsman
dismisstroublebeatrestrainpraise
- The bowler dismissed the dangerous batsman early.
batsman + verb
scoredefendattackleaveplay
- The batsman left the ball outside off stump.
batsman + noun
on strikeat the creaseat the other endout of form
- The batsman at the other end was out of form.
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- The batsman walked back to the pavilion after being bowled.
बोल्ड होने के बाद बल्लेबाज़ pavilion की ओर लौट गया।
- Radhika's favourite batsman scored a double century in Chennai.
राधिका के पसंदीदा बल्लेबाज़ ने चेन्नई में दोहरा शतक बनाया।
- A batsman must watch the ball closely till the last moment.
बल्लेबाज़ को अंतिम क्षण तक गेंद पर नज़र रखनी चाहिए।
- Both batsmen ran quickly between the wickets.
दोनों बल्लेबाज़ विकेटों के बीच तेज़ दौड़े।
- The young batsman impressed the selectors with his straight drive.
युवा बल्लेबाज़ ने अपने सीधे ड्राइव से चयनकर्ताओं को प्रभावित किया।
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✗ Two batsmans were at the crease.
✓ Two batsmen were at the crease.
The plural of batsman is batsmen.
'Batsman' का plural 'batsmen' है।
✗ The batsman hit the ball by his bat.
✓ The batsman hit the ball with his bat.
An instrument takes with, not by.
साधन के लिए 'with' आता है, 'by' नहीं।
✗ He is one of the best batsman in India.
✓ He is one of the best batsmen in India.
One of the takes a plural noun.
'One of the' के बाद plural noun आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Batsman and batter both name the person batting; the second is used in baseball and newer cricket writing.
Batsman और batter दोनों बल्लेबाज़ का नाम हैं; दूसरा baseball और नई cricket लेखन में प्रयोग होता है।
The traditional word in cricket, used for men.
Cricket में पारंपरिक शब्द, पुरुषों के लिए प्रयुक्त।
- The batsman hit a six.
A gender-neutral word, also used in baseball and newer cricket reports.
लिंग-निरपेक्ष शब्द, baseball और नई cricket रिपोर्टों में प्रयुक्त।
- The batter took guard.
The batsman who faces the bowling at that moment.
वह बल्लेबाज़ जो उस समय गेंदबाज़ी का सामना कर रहा है।
- The striker defended the ball.
?Which word?
Keep the cricket words together: batsman or batter, bowler, fielder, wicketkeeper, umpire, all-rounder (good at batting and bowling).
क्रिकेट के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: batsman या batter, bowler, fielder, wicketkeeper, umpire, all-rounder (बल्लेबाज़ी और गेंदबाज़ी दोनों में अच्छा)।
§Grammar and usage
Usage: batsman (plural batsmen) is traditional; the gender-neutral word batter is now officially used in cricket rules (since 2021).
प्रयोग में batsman (plural batsmen) पारंपरिक है; लिंग-तटस्थ शब्द batter अब क्रिकेट नियमों में आधिकारिक रूप से प्रयुक्त होता है (2021 से)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Sachin Tendulkar is the only batsman to score 100 international centuries; Rohit Sharma has the highest individual ODI score (264); the first Test match was played between England and Australia in 1877.
सचिन तेंदुलकर 100 अंतर्राष्ट्रीय शतक बनाने वाले एकमात्र बल्लेबाज़ हैं; रोहित शर्मा का ODI में सर्वोच्च व्यक्तिगत स्कोर (264) है; पहला Test मैच 1877 में इंग्लैंड और ऑस्ट्रेलिया के बीच खेला गया।