Question

a cricket player lowers his hand while catching a ball . why?​

Answer 1

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because by doing so, he increases the time of catch. That is, the person increases the time to bring about a given change in momentum, and hence rate of change of momentum decreases. Thus, a small force is exerted by ball on the hands.