How Many Players Are There In A Cricket Team?

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Dan Banks Profile
Dan Banks answered

Each cricket team contains 11 players and one player in reserve, known as the "12th man". The "12th man" can act as a substitute if a player is injured, but the "12th man" is not allowed to bat or bowl.

The make up of a cricket team can vary enormously but generally a well balanced team would contain five specialist batsmen, one all rounder, one wicket keeper and four bowlers. There is no limit on how many specialist batsmen or bowlers are included in the 11, but more often than not players are chosen to give a side a good balance between batting and bowling. A specialist wicket keeper is included in the side to keep wicket throughout the game although there has been a move towards wicket keepers who are also talented batsmen in recent years.

Example XI

1. Opening Batsman

2. Opening Batsman

3. Batsman

4. Batsman

5. Batsman

6. All rounder (i.e good at both batting and bowling.)

7. Wicket Keeper (Ideally also a decent batsman.)

8. Fast Bowler

9. Fast Bowler

10. Fast Bowler

11. Spin Bowler

Teams will also change the make up of their 11 in relation to where they are playing and the pitch conditions. For example, in the subcontinent (India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh) teams are more likely to play an extra spin bowler because they are more effective in this part of the world.

Akshay Kalbag Profile
Akshay Kalbag answered
There are eleven players in a cricket team. A player who possesses the skills which are required for batting is known as a specialist batsman. The batsmen who bat at the start of the innings of a team (in other words, the batsmen whose positions in the batting order are numbers one and two) are known as the opening batsmen of the team. A person who bats at number eleven is known as a tail-ender. Most teams prefer to play six specialist batsmen. Batsmen can either be left-handed or right-handed.

On the other hand, a player who possesses the skills which are required for bowling is known as a specialist bowler. The bowlers who bowl the opening spell are known as the opening bowlers of the team. Most teams prefer to play four specialist bowlers. Bowlers can also either be left-handed or right-handed, and they can either be fast bowlers or spinners (there are leg-spinners, off-spinners and left-arm spinners).

In addition, most teams have a person who is adept in both batting and bowling. A person who can bat and bowl well is known as an all-rounder. All teams have a wicket-keeper who stands behind the stumps. The squad also consists of three or four substitutes, including a twelfth man.
YATHI RAJU Profile
YATHI RAJU answered

11 players in each team will take part in the match.

suresh kumar Profile
suresh kumar answered
There are 11 players in a team.
suman kumar Profile
suman kumar answered
There are 11 players in cricket team + an substitute player. The 11 players include 10 + 1 wicket keeper.
Anonymous Profile
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d ds Profile
d ds answered
There are Eleven(11) players in cricket team who can play on field. They have different tasks to take on like Fielding, Batting, Bowling and wicket keeping.

There is also a 12th player, also called, substitute player who can
field in hour of need when any other player is not available because of
any reason. 12th Player cannot bowl or bat.
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