Question

Howzat' which literally means _________ is an appeal made by the fielding team to the cricket umpire to get a batsman out. (Fill in the blank)

How's that?

Who is it?

Why was it?

When?

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Answer 1

The correct option is the first one.

That means "howzat" means "how's that".

Explanation:

• It is mostly used in cricket when a fielder asks the umpire if the batsman is out or not.

• It is like he is asking for the umpire decisions over the last ball.

• The literal meaning of 'how's that' is asking for someone's opinion over something.

Answer 2

Option 1 (How's that) is the right answer.

Explanation:

• This is most commonly used throughout cricket that whenever a fielder queries the umpire or referee whether the batsman seems to be out or not out. It seems like he is looking over the last ball's ref rulings.
• The specific sense of 'how's that' is to request someone else to offer a comment about it.

The other choices are not related to the given scenario. So that Option 1 seems to be the appropriate choice.

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