batting
/ˈbætɪŋ/noun
उच्चारण बैटिंग
(क्रिकेट में) बल्लेबाज़ी
Core word
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(in cricket and baseball) the activity or skill of hitting the ball with a bat
(क्रिकेट में) बल्लेबाज़ी
- India's batting was weak in the second innings.
- the batting order
- Batting first, the team scored 300 runs.
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- His batting improved after a few weeks of practice.
- The coach praised the opener's calm batting.
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a layer of soft material such as cotton, used in making quilts
(रज़ाई आदि में भरी जाने वाली) रुई की परत
- cotton batting
- Quilts are filled with batting to make them warm.
- The quilt is made with polyester batting.
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- She stuffed the cushion with soft cotton batting.
- Layer the batting between the cloth for extra warmth.
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batting (uncountable noun)
In cricket, batting is the act or skill of hitting the ball; it is uncountable and takes a singular verb.
क्रिकेट में 'batting' गेंद को मारने की क्रिया या कौशल है; यह uncountable है और singular verb लेता है।
- Batting is her strongest area.
- India's batting was strong in the first innings.
good / poor at batting
Use the preposition at after good, poor or bad when you speak about a skill.
किसी कौशल के बारे में बात करते समय good, poor या bad के बाद preposition 'at' आता है।
- He is good at batting but weak at fielding.
choose / opt to bat vs batting first
After winning the toss, say choose to bat (to-infinitive) or the team batting first (participle), not choose to batting.
टॉस जीतने के बाद 'choose to bat' (to-infinitive) या 'the team batting first' (participle) कहा जाता है, 'choose to batting' नहीं।
- India won the toss and chose to bat.
- The team batting first scored 280.
batting + noun
Batting is common as a modifier: batting order, batting average, batting practice, batting coach.
'Batting' modifier के रूप में आम है: batting order, batting average, batting practice, batting coach।
- He moved up the batting order after a good score.
batting (padding material)
In a second meaning, batting is a soft layer of cotton or wool inside quilts and cushions.
दूसरे अर्थ में 'batting' रज़ाइयों और गद्दों के अंदर रुई या ऊन की नरम परत है।
- The quilt has a thick layer of cotton batting.
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adjective + batting
aggressivesolidpoorstylishdefensive
- The captain praised the team's aggressive batting.
batting + noun
orderaverageline-upcoachpitch
- Her batting average improved this season.
verb + batting
open theimprove thepractisestrengthenlead the
- Radhika opened the batting for her college.
batting + condition
firstsecondat number threein the nets
- The team batting second needs 150 runs.
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- The coach worked on his batting every evening.
प्रशिक्षक ने हर शाम उसकी बल्लेबाज़ी पर काम किया।
- Rain stopped play when India were batting.
जब भारत बल्लेबाज़ी कर रहा था, तभी बारिश ने खेल रोक दिया।
- The batting order was changed before the final.
फ़ाइनल से पहले बल्लेबाज़ी क्रम बदला गया।
- His batting average is above fifty.
उसका बल्लेबाज़ी औसत पचास से अधिक है।
- Cotton batting keeps the winter quilt warm.
रुई की परत सर्दी की रज़ाई को गर्म रखती है।
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✗ He is good in batting.
✓ He is good at batting.
Use at after good to speak about a skill.
किसी कौशल के बारे में बोलते समय good के बाद 'at' आता है।
✗ India won the toss and chose to batting.
✓ India won the toss and chose to bat.
After to in an infinitive, use the base form bat.
Infinitive में 'to' के बाद base form 'bat' आता है।