Question

why does a cricket player lower his hands while catching a ball

Answer 1

cricket players lower his hands while catching a ball because to reduce the momentum of the ball and not to get their hands to be injured by a fast moving ball.
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Answer 2

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HERE YOUR ANSWER IS

The impact of force acting on a body in very short time is absolutely very large.This impact of force can be reduced by taking long time.As we know force is inversely proportional to time.

Therefore , to increase the time of contact which will result in less impact of force, a cricket player lowers his hand while catching a ball .

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