“Bats on Roofs” and Four Other Bizarre Cricket Superstitions

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Bats on Roofs and Four Other Bizarre Cricket
Superstitions
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The World Cup is one grand spectacle indeed.
Preparation, determination and a little bit of
luck are just some things needed if any team
hopes to get their hands on the coveted title.
But today, lets focus on the latter.
Superstitions are common, especially in a country
like India where some believe doing seemingly
bizarre acts like sleeping with a knife in the
bed is a sure-shot cure for nightmares. What most
people dont know is that superstitions are
rampant in sports. Athletes will just about
convince themselves that the deities above are
out to get them specifically, and will do strange
things to prolong a good run of form. Here are
some unusual lengths cricketers have been known
to go to The interesting tale of Neil
McKenzie If Michael Hussey was called Mr.
Cricket, then the title of Mr. Superstition goes
to former South Africa opener Neil McKenzie. The
43-year-old had a built a reputation in the
Proteas dressing room for his OCDs a
particularly funny one being the bat on the
roof incident. One day his teammates decided to
play a prank on him. They strapped one of his
bats to the roof of the dressing room. The opener
went on to score a century the same day. Since
then, he follows the same strange ritual. But
thats not the end of his quirks. McKenzie was
adamant about not treading on any of the white
lines on the cricket pitch, even more bizarrely,
he insisted on the toilet seats being down and
turning off all changing room lights before
heading out to bat. He played 124 international
games amassing nearly 5000 runs a major chunk he
probably owes to his bizarre rituals.
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Its all about the numbers Remember Virender
Sehwag? The flamboyant Indian opener consistently
gave India quick-fire starts in his heyday. It
turns out the former opener was student of
superstition as well. Its not often you see a
player missing a number on his back. A
numerologist advised the Nawab of Najafgarh to do
away with his 44 jersey, and rest is history.
The previous jersey wasnt helping Sehwag with
the runs, but his fortunes soon turned after
donning a blank new one. Sehwags not the only
one who takes numbers seriously. Yuvraj Singh and
Mahendra Singh Dhoni sport their lucky numbers,
12 and 7 respectively, on the back of their
shirts. Rags and riches While Neil McKenzies
superstitions were borderline bizarre, Steve
Waughs hold a sentimental value. The former
Aussie skipper was known to carry a red rag in
his pocket every time he took to the field. It
had been given to him by his grandfather, and he
carried it all throughout his 168 tests for his
country. And what a lucky charm it was! Waugh and
co. left many in awe by ushering an era of
dominance in world cricket.
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Kiss of love You show love, and you get it back.
Thats probably the mind set Sri Lankan quickie
Lasith Malinga possesses when he takes a long run
up. The veteran pacer has been seen kissing the
ball before a delivery on several occasions.
Former Lankan middle order batsman Mahela
Jayawardene does the same too. The 42-year-old
used to peck the blade of his bat in between
deliveries from time to time. Rock on! Michael
Clarke has enjoyed a stellar international career
for Australia. The talent was always there, but
maybe there was more. The former captain followed
a routine. Like the others on this list, Clarke
believed listening to loud music before stepping
out to bat was lucky for him and helped his
concentration. Yeah, were scratching our heads
after reading that last part too to each, his
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