Batta and baby over: Virat Kohli explains popular cricket slangs
India Today
Virat Kohli turned back the clock to a time when kids used cricket slangs while playing the game in the streets or in the parks. Kohli shared a few slangs and explained their meanings.
Virat Kohli gave his fans a sneak peek into the way he used to play cricket while growing up.
The former India captain took to social media to turn the clock back to a time when amateur cricketers used 'Batta', 'Baby over' and 'Try ball' while playing in the streets or in the park.
In a Twitter post Kohli asked his fans "how well do you know the cricket slangs". In the video, when he was asked about 'Batta', Kohli replied: "Batta is more desi word for chucking. When we used to play with tennis ball, there were so many bowlers doing batta. Batta is very harsh way of chucking."
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In the next slang when he was asked about 'Baby over', Kohli said: "Everyone has said 'Baby over'. Basically an over of three balls is called baby over. There was a try ball as well. When a player used to get out on the first ball, he used to say it was a try ball. Yeah, I used to play baby over matches."
