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 particular set according to the game rules.

Uniform of Argentina’s 1986 World Cup Campaign (Image credit)




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In cricket, clothing includes a collared shirt with short or long sleeves depending on the climate or personal preference and full-length trousers, sun hat or cap, spiked shoes. The players can use a jumper or a pullover. The Test matches are played with white clothes, while limited over games are played with colorful clothes.

Colored clothes in cricket (Image credit)

4 – Protective Equipment and Playing Gear

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To play cricket, you primarily need a bat, a ball, and stumps, while football is played with a ball, bigger and softer compared to a cricket ball. In cricket, batsmen hit the ball with the wooden bat to score runs, while in football, the players score goals by pushing the ball into the goalpost using any body parts other than hands.

Difference in Material and Dimensions of the Ball used

The football balls are spherical, made up of synthetic leather. As per law 2 of FIFA, the balls used for professional matches have a circumference between 68 cm (27 inches) and 70 cm (28 inches), the diameter of 22 cm (8.65 inches). It weighs between 410 grams to 450 grams.

The cricket balls are made from leather, Cork, and a stitching thread. For men’s Cricket, the diameter of a Cricket ball is between 7.13 cm (2.80 inches) to 7.29 cm (2.86 inches), and its circumference is between 22.4 cm (8.81 inches) to 22.9 cm (9 inches). It weighs between 155.9 grams to 163 grams.

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