Question

Why does a cricket player move his hand backwards while catching the ball ? ​

Answer 1

Answer:

This helps to reduce the speed of ball as speed is inversely proportional to distance (it means if we decrease the distance, speed will increase and if increase the distance, speed will decrease) .It decrease the possibility of being hurted

Answer 2

Answer:

A cricket player moves his hands backward while catching a fast cricket ball so that the momentum of the ball reduces to zero as the momentum of the fast-moving ball is large. By moving his hand, he is increasing the time taken thereby reducing the momentum.

And we know that momentum is inversely proportional to time.

So, the player finds it easy to catch the ball by increasing time.

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