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To play cricket the first thing you should have is interest. Then everything starts from that...Now the next thing you must ask yourself that why you want to play cricket. You get the answer that you have a dream, and you want to achieve it. Then fine go for it. Don’t stop yourself?Cricket is divided into three things, batting, bowling and fielding. Fielding is mandatory. You have to develop your fielding skill. For fielding, you have to check up. What is your height? Are you tall or short? If you are tall, your legs will be your strong point. If you are a short guy, your body movement will be too fast.Then your arms are the next thing you have to check up. As personality is concerned...are you average built or less built physically, less bother about it. Anyone can have a good arm. So don’t be much concerned about your physical appearance. Just see how far you can throw the ball from the boundary line to the wicket keeper. Check this at grounds where the distance will be different....then only you can figure out your throwing skill. The technique is always keep your arm closer to your body while throwing the ball. The best thing about this technique is your shoulder will be safe. Otherwise if you are use to throw the ball with wrong action, then possibility is there that you can injure your shoulder.Adopt techniques in cricket. Then only you will be able to reach a level and last long in cricket, where as fielding is concerned. You will be always being noticed because of your good fielding.Now the next thing is how good you are in catching the ball. There is a technique in catching the ball. Try to take your body close to the ball, while taking a high catch or a parallel catch. Your body must follow your hands. This technique will help you not to drop the catch. It’s a habit, make it a habit. There is situation that it is impossible to take your body to the ball. No problems just take the catch and focus on the ball should always be maintained.People, who can get a coach, were you can train yourself for fielding. Then it is well and good. Otherwise you can go on your own. It is a day to day process. Don’t rush for it?For fast running, there are various kinds of sprints. You have to try these things. Every day you have to count that how many sprints you can make before playing cricket. For stamina, you must go for jogging. You have to check it. That how long you can do jogging. You have to field in cricket ground for matches that may last one hour, two hour or a half day, or even it may take a full-day fielding. You have to think in this way and start adopting things necessary for fielding.One thing you must be sure of that after leaving the ground. You must not have pain in your legs. You have to spend long hours going for stretching exercise, and it will relax your pains of your body. Your food intake is very essential for your body. Your mind must be relaxed time to time. So these are the basics of fielding. There are many other things you can implement in fielding. Concentrate more on your fluid intakes. One more suggestion for you all is to be in the company of good cricketers. This will always help you. At some point if you have dropped a catch, or missed a ball. Don’t be bothered about it or if any of your teammates made a fun of you or abused you. No problem just wait for another catch. In cricket, there is always a second chance, be prepared for it and don’t worry, enjoy the game of cricket with good fielding ability.