5 of the most embarrassing things in cricket

#1 Getting hit in the groin

Getting hit by the ball in the groin area is

If there is an ultimate embarrassment in cricket for the batsman, it has to be the experience of being struck by the ball in the groin area. Even the toughest of batsmen find it impossible to take this hit with a straight face and do need at least a couple of minutes to recover.

Misjudging the length of the ball is one of the possible reasons for this to happen. At times, when attempting to turn a good length ball towards the leg side, the batsmen end up being too early and miss it completely thereby getting hit in an unwanted area.

While some batsmen go down just like Faf du Plessis in the above image, others prefer to jog around for a while to bring things under complete control. Although the cricket ball crashing into a player’s family jewels does not warrant a departure from the field of play, it can certainly unsettle him for some time.