Touching Every Item of Batting Equipment – Sanath Jaysuriya
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Sri Lankan star opener, Sanath Jaysuriya had the strange but tedious superstition of touching each and every part of his batting equipment.
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The items which would make his batting equipment, he would make sure to touch every piece of it before he could get ready to face a ball.
Kiss the Ball Before you Bowl – Lasith Malinga
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Lasith Malinga, another star Sri Lankan cricketer has the superstition of kissing the cricket ball before starting the run-up for the delivery.
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He would do it repeated every time he comes to ball in the game of cricket.
Eat no Duck lest you get out for a Duck – Steve Smith
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Former Australian skipper Steve Smith had a weird superstition of not eating a duck before a match. Consuming the duck, he had thought, means getting out for a duck.
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But the superstition was proved wrong when in the 2015 Lord`s Ashes Test he went on to score 215 not out despite having eaten, inconsiderately though, a duck.
Rolling the Bails over – Nathan Lyon
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Well, spinners have a style of their own, and when it comes to superstitions, they differ there too from rest of the cricketers.
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Australian spin bowler Nathan Lyon has the strange superstition of rolling the bails over before coming on to ball.
Toilet Seats Down, Dressing Room Lights off – Neil McKenzie
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Neil McKenzie, the South African batsman, had the weird superstition of making sure that the seats of the toilet are down and dressing room lights are off, whenever he would come out to bat.
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He would also strike the bat against the ceiling before the start of every game. Isn’t it weirdest of all top 5 superstitions of cricketers!