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Fielding Positions in Cricket

Following is the picture demonstrating the various fielding positions in a Cricket Pitch briefly.

Please Read n See the explanations and Picture assuming that the batsman at striking position is  right-handed.
Lets have some close look at each position :

A. OffSide :- The half of the field away from the batsman's legs as he stands in the batting stance

1. Slip : Fielding position just to the off side of the wicket-keeper's position, a static catching position designed to catch the ball after it hits the edge of the bat and deflects only a small amount, different slip positions are,
1st slip : First fielder to the right of wicket keeper.
2nd slip : Second fielder to the right of wicket keeper.
3rd slip : Third fielder to the right of wicket keeper.
4th slip : Fourth fielder to the right of the wicket keeper.

2. Point :Fielding position on the off side, square of the striker's wicket, a position designed to either catch the ball from a misplaced cut shot, or to prevent runs from cut shots, square drives, and defensive strokes square on the off side; fielding position between gully and cover. Different point fielding positions are :
Point : as explained above
Silly point : Fielding position on the off side, square of the striker's wicket and very close to the batsman, a static position designed to catch the ball from a misplaced block or other defensive shot.
Cover point : Fielding position on the off side, about 15 degrees forward of square, between cover and point.
Backward point : Fielding position covering on the fraction of the field behind of the batsman's popping crease

3. Gully : fielding position on the off side, about 30 degrees behind square, a static catching position designed to catch the ball after it hits the edge of the bat and deflects a long way, or for misplaced cut shots; fielding position between the slips and point.

4. Mid off :Fielding position on the off side, about 60-75 degrees forward of square, a position designed to prevent runs from off drives, and defensive strokes on the off side; fielding position between cover and the bowler's wicket. Different Mid-off fielding positions are,
Mid off : As explained above
Short Mid off :
Silly Mid off : Fielding position on the off side, forward of the striker's wicket and very close to the batsman, a static position designed to catch the ball from a misplaced block or other defensive shot.

5. Cover : Fielding position on the off side, about 30 degrees forward of square, a position designed to prevent runs from cover drives, and defensive strokes on the off side; fielding position between point and mid off. Different cover fielding positions are,
Cover : As explained above
Extra Cover : fielding position on the off side, about 45 degrees forward of square, between cover and mid off.
Deep Cover : Fielding position on the off side, about 30 degrees forward of square and near the boundary, a position designed to prevent runs from cover drives.
Deep Extra Cover :

6. Long off : Fielding position on the off side, about 60-75 degrees forward of square and near the boundary, a position designed to prevent runs from off drives or catch long, lofted off drives.

7. Third man :Fielding position on the off side, behind square and near the boundary, a position designed to prevent runs from edges that beat the slip and gully fielders.

8. Some orthodox fielding positions are :
Sweeper : Field position in the deep outfield near the boundary, designed to cover a lot of territory and prevent runs when the ball is hit into that area, usually either a deep midwicket or deep cover.
Fly Slip : Fielding position behind any of the regular slip positions but will be nearer to inner circle.

B. LegSide :- The half of the field on the same side as the batsman's legs as he stands in the batting stance, Also called as OnSide.

1. Leg Slip : fielding position just to the leg side of the wicket-keeper's position, a static catching position designed to catch the ball after it hits the edge of the bat and deflects only a small amount.

2. Square Leg : fielding position on the leg side, square of the striker's wicket, a position designed to either catch the ball from a misplaced pull shot, or to prevent runs from pull shots and defensive strokes square on the leg side; fielding position between leg gully and midwicket.
Different Square leg positions are :
Square leg : As explained above
Deep Square leg : Fielding position on the leg side, square of the striker's wicket and near the boundary, a position designed to prevent runs from pull or sweep shots or catch lofted pulls or hooks.
Short backward Square leg :
Deep backward Square leg :

3. Mid Wicket : Fielding position on the leg side, about 30-45 degrees forward of square, a position designed to either catch the ball from a misplaced pull shot, or to prevent runs from on drives, and defensive strokes on the on side; fielding position between square leg and mid on.
Different Mid wicket positions are,
Mid Wicket : As explained above
Deep Mid wicket : Fielding position on the leg side, about 30 degrees forward of square and near the boundary, a position designed to prevent runs from pull shots or catch lofted pulls.

4. Mid on : Fielding position on the leg side, about 60-75 degrees forward of square, a position designed to prevent runs from on drives, and defensive strokes on the on side; fielding position between midwicket and the bowler's wicket. Other midon positions are,
Mid on : As explained above
Silly Mid on : fielding position on the leg side, forward of the striker's wicket and very close to the batsman, a static position designed to catch the ball from a misplaced block or other defensive shot.

5. Fine Leg : Fielding position on the leg side, behind square and near the boundary, a position designed to prevent runs from leg glances. Other fine leg positions are,
Fine leg : As explained above
Short Fine Leg :

6. Long on : Fielding position on the leg side, behind square and near the boundary, a position designed to prevent runs from leg glances.

7. Other Orthodox positions on leg side are,
Cow corner : Colloquial term for the region of the field foreward of deep square leg, where unskilled batsmen tend to hit the ball in the air when attempting to hit hard and score boundaries.
Long Leg : Is between deep backward square leg and fine leg
Short Leg : Fielding position on the leg side, square of the striker's wicket and very close to the batsman, a static position designed to catch the ball from a misplaced block or other defensive shot; synonym for bat-pad.

C. Fixed positions :1. Wicket keeping : Field position behind wickets where the wicket keeper stands
2. Striker : Position of Batsman taking the strike
3. Runner : position of batsman at runners end.
4. Bowling position : Position (its actually a path) followed by bowler before releasing the ball
5. Umpire :
6. Square Leg umpire :

Roger federer

Roger Federer is the Swiss tennis player whose five (seven in all)consecutive titles at Wimbledon (2003-2007 and 2009, 2012) made him the dominant men's player in the world. Federer turned Wimbledon, before being knocked out himself in the quarterfinals. Federer won the men's singles title at Wimbledon in 2003, and in 2004 he again won Wimbledon and added the Australian and U.S. Opens, with only a third-round loss in the French Open keeping him from the Grand Slam. In 2005 Federer won his third consecutive Wimbledon (defeating Andy Roddick in the finals for the second year in a row) and then defeated Andre Agassi for his second straight U.S. Open title. In 2006 he lost to Rafael Nadal in the finals of the French Open, beat Nadal in the finals at Wimbledon and defeated Andy Roddick to win the U.S. Open. His victory at the Wimbledon Open in 2012 gave him a total of 17 Grand Slam titles.

ro in 1998 after a stellar career in junior competition. He made a name for himself in 2001 by beating defending champion Pete Sampras at
Federer's father is Swiss, but his mother is from South Africa... Federer had no coach during 2004, the year he was first ranked as the world's best tennis player... Nike first approached Federer with a sponsorship deal in 1996, two years before he turned pro... Federer has never won the French Open, but has won each of the other three tennis majors at least three times: the Australian Open in 2004, 2006 and 2007, the U.S. Open in 2004, 2005 and 2006, and Wimbledon in 2003-2006.

Fact file :

Personal :

Name: Roger Federer

Birthdate: August 8, 1981 (08.40 a.m.)

Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Basel, Switzerland

Residence: Oberwil, Switzerland

Parents: Robert and Lynette

Sibling: An older sister, Diana

Languages: Swiss German, German, English, French and Italian

Marital Status: A girlfriend, Miroslava "Mirka" Vavrinec

Height: 186 cm

Weight: 84 kg

Professional :

Plays: Right-handed (one-handed backhand)

Racquet: Wilson

Shoes and Clothing: Nike

Turned Pro: 1998

Current Entry Ranking Position: 1

Highest Entry Ranking Position: 1 (February 2, 2004)

Current Champions Race Position: 1

Highest Champions Race Position: 1 (July 7, 2003)

Highest Doubles Entry Ranking Position: 24 (June 9, 2003)

Grand slam :

Singles :

Wins (17 ) :

Australian Open : 2004 2006 2007 2010

Wimbledon : 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2009 2012

U.S. Open : 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

French Open 2009

Runner (8) :

Australian Open : 2009

Wimbledon :  2008 2014

U.S. Open : 2009

French Open : 2006 2007 2008 2011

Other :

** Federer runs a foundation by name Roger Federer Foundation, based at Basil, Swiss to help disadvantaged children based in south Africa, to promote sport for young people focusing on tennis around the world.

** Federer is a good will ambassador of UNICEF. He recently visited India in support to the rehabilitation activities by UNICEF in TSUNAMI hit Tamil Nadu State.

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Different types USA visas : At a glance :

Different types USA visas : At a glance :

The more informative answer, there are well over a hundred or so different categories. They are divided into two main groups, immigrant and non-immigrant.

Non-immigrant categories are then divided into families identified by the letters of the alphabet. So there are A-type visas, B-type visas, C-type, D-type, and so on. Every couple of years, law changes require that the list of visas is changed. Currently, the highest letter used is V.

These categories are then subdivided into classes, such as B-2 or H-1

Some classes are further divided. For instance, there is an H-1B and an H-1C (there also used to be an H-1A, but it has been phased out).

Usually, for each status, there is a corresponding visa, and vice versa. There are exceptions, noted below.

Here is a list of all non-immigrant visa families that currently exist (see also http://www.immigration.gov/graphics/services/visas.htm for more information). For a list of all immigrant visa categories, please see the Department of State's Visa Bulletin

Family	Description
A	Diplomats of foreign countries. · A-1: Ambassadors and career diplomats, and their immediate families. · A-2: Other embassy employees and their immediate families. · A-3: Personal servants of A-1 and A-2, and their immediate families.
B	Visitors. · B-1: Visitors for business · B-2: Visitors for pleasure Most visas in this family are actually issued as B-1/B-2 combinations. This means that you can come to the US either on business or as a tourist, as you like. People who travel to the US on the visa waiver program (VWPP) are also considered to have a B-1 or B-2 visa, but have special restrictions. There is no "immediate family" type for this visa category. Family members simply get the same type of visa on their own. When you apply for either a B-1 or a B-2 visa, you are usually issued a combination visa called a B-1/B-2. This simply means that you can use it to travel to the US either for business or for pleasure, whichever you prefer. Once you arrive in the US, you will only have one or the other status. You will be either a B-1 or a B-2, but not both. As a special exception, somebody who enters the US as a B-1 business visitor can change to B-2 (tourist) without filing an application to change status. The change happens automatically simply when the purpose of your business trip is accomplished. However, it does not work the other way round! So it would be permissible for you to come to the US for a convention in Dallas, and then spend two weeks in Hawaii on vacation. However, it would not be allowed to spend two weeks in Hawaii first, and then go to Dallas for a convention!
C	Transit visa. This is for people who travel through the US to some other destination. · C-1: Alien in transit directly through the US. · C-1D: Combination crewman/transit visa. · C-2: Alien in transit to UN headquarters. This is how people such as Fidel Castro come to the US even though they are otherwise ineligible to travel here. · C-3: Foreign government officials and members of their immediate family and attendants in transit · C-4: Transit without visa (TWOV). Obviously, this is only a status but not a visa. There is no "immediate family" type for this visa category. Family members simply get the same type of visa on their own, with the exception of C-3.
D	Crewmember · D-1: Crewmember departing on the same vessel. · D-2: Crewmember departing on a different vessel. There is no "immediate family" type for this visa category.
E	Treaty Trader · E-1: Treaty Trader and immediate family. · E-2: Treaty Investor and immediate family.
F	Academic student · F-1: Student · F-2: Spouse and child
G	Foreign government officials to international organizations · G-1: Principal resident representative, and members of immediate family. · G-2: Other representative, and members of immediate family. · G-3: Representative non-recognized or non-member government, and members of their immediate family. · G-4: International organization officer or employee, and members of their immediate family. · G-5: Attendant of G-1, G-2, G-3 or G-4, and members of their immediate family.
H	Guest worker · H-1B: Speciality worker, DOD worker, fashion model. · H-1C: Nurses. · H-2A: Temporary agricultural worker. · H-2B: Temporary worker, skilled and unskilled. · H-3: Trainee. · H-4: Spouse and child of an H-1, H-2 or H-3.
I	Foreign media representative
J	Exchange visitor · J-1: Exchange visitor. · J-2: Spouse or child.
K	Fiancee or spouse of a US citizen · K-1: Fiancee of a US citizen. · K-2: Minor child of a K-1. · K-3: Spouse of a US citizen under the LIFE Act. · K-4: Child of a K-3
L	Intracompany transferee · L-1A: Executive or manager. · L-1B: Specialized knowledge. · L-2: Spouse or child of an L-1.
M	Vocational and language students · M-1: Vocational or other nonacademic student. · M-2: Spouse or child of an M-1.
N	Relatives of certain special immigrants · N-8: Parents of alien classified as SK-3 Special Immigrant. · N-9: Child of N-8 or of SK-1, SK-2 or SK-4
O	Workers with extraordinary abilities · O-1: Extraordinary ability in Sciences, Arts, Education, Business, or Athletics. · O-2: Support personell for an O-1. · O-3: Spouse or child of an O-1 or O-2
P	Athletes and entertainers · P-1: Individual or team athlete, or entertainment group. · P-2: Artist or entertainer in reciprocal exchange program. · P-3: Artists or entertainers in culturally unique programs. · P-4: Spouse or child of P-1, P-2 or P-3.
Q	International cultural exchange visitors · Q-1: International cultural exchange visitor. · Q-2: Irish Peace Program. · Q-3: Spouse or Child of Q-2.
R	Religious worker · R-1: Religious worker. · R-2: Spouse or child.
S	Witness and informant · S-5: Informant of criminal organization information. · S-6: Informant of terrorism information.
T	Victims of human trafficking · T-1: Victim. · T-2: Spouse of T-1. · T-3: Child of T-1. · T-4: Parent of T-1, if T-1 is under 21 years of age.
U	Victims of certain crimes · U-1: Victim. · U-2: Spouse of U-1. · U-3: Child of U-1. · U-4: Parent of U-1, if U-1 is under 21 years of age.
V	Some spouses and minor children of Green Card holders · V-1: Spouse of a GC holder. To qualify, the petition must have been filed before December 21, 2000, and the petition must have been pending for at least three years. · V-2: Child of a GC holder. To qualify, the petition must have been filed before December 21, 2000, and the petition must have been pending for at least three years. · V-3: Child of a V-1, if it doesn't qualify as V-2.
Special non-immigrant visas
NATO	North Atlantic Treaty Organization · NATO-1: Principal Permanent representative and resident members of official staff, and family members. · NATO-2: Other representative of member state and immediate family. · NATO-3: Official clerical staff and immediate family member. · NATO-4: Official of NATO who doesn't qualify as NATO-1, and immediate family. · NATO-5: Expert other than NATO official, and immediate family. · NATO-6: Member of civilian component, and dependents. · NATO-7: Servant or personal employee, and dependents.
TN	NAFTA visa · TN: Trade visa for Canadians and Mexicans. · TD: Spouse or child of TN. A TD can be from any country, as long as the TN is from Canada or Mexico.
TWOV	Status for passenger or Crew Member in transit without visa. This status is also known as C-4.
TPS	Temporary protect status. This is similar to refugee status for people from certain countries that were hit by disasters, such as earthquakes or hurricanes.
Application Pending	This is a special status that you may have if you file a non-frivolous application to change or extend your status, and your old status expires. For instance, let's say you arrived in the US with a tourist visa (B-2) on January 3, 2003. You now hold B-2 status, usually good for six months, until July 2, 2003. On June 25, 2003, you file an application to extend your status with all the proper paperwork, and a good reason for requesting the extension. That means, your application is not frivolous. In that case, your B-2 status would still expire on July 3. As of July 4, you would be considered to remain in status anyway until USCIS decides your application. Your new status would be "Application pending". Note: this is a bit simplified; there are some additional restrictions that only a competent attorney can explain in detail.