40 Superstitions followed by Cricketers

9. Looking upwards:

Krish Srikkanth and Hemu Adhikari use to look at the sun first while coming to bat. Similarly, Dale Steyn gazes at the sky when he steps on the field. Yusuf Pathan also looks at the sky and thinks of Allah before a match for strength and blessings.

10. Superstitions of bat and avoiding live action:

In 2011 World Cup final, Sachin didn’t watch the final moments of the match for good fortune of the team and just before the tournament he got his old bat repaired to use it as some magical wand to triumph the World Cup. Rahul Dravid also refrained from changing his bat ahead of a series. Sunil Gavaskar use to change his bat in every match if he didn’t changed his gloves.

11. Uncanny fantasies for toilet seats and ceiling:

Former Proteas player Neil McKenzie used to decree his toilet seats be closed before leaving for the dressing room. McKenzie then struck the bat to the ceiling and taped the bat in the dressing room before every innings. Similarly, he would look to square leg, to fine leg, and the bowler as he regards these things as lucky tricks.

12. Touching the ground:

Sri Lankan legend Mahela Jayawardene has a long-held distinctive superstition, after scoring first run he always bustles to the other side of the pitch to touch the ground with his bat even if it’s a boundary.