10 Cricket accessories and protective gears

By Priyesh Mishra

Updated - 26 Jul 2015, 03:13 IST

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4. Chest Guard:

MS Dhoni wearing Chest Guard. (© Getty Images)

Similar to the elbow guard in its material, a chest guard is worn on the right side by a right-hander and the left by a left-hander, to keep in with the same logic of which side of a batsman’s body is more exposed towards the incoming ball. It too isn’t used by all batsmen, because of the discomfort that the padding around the waist might cause. Still, just like the elbow guard, its use has become almost mandatory on bouncy tracks.

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