What it really means Well, gag me with a spoon, but these losers have done wretchedly even by their standards

What the audience desperately needs To watch users of this phrase receive a big blow to the side of the head

What it means He bowls fast. Into the ground. Sort of

What it really means He's not all that fast

Not to be confused with Shane Warne in Vegas, falling onto a pack of cards after a pizza binge

What it means I had no idea that was coming

Best substitute for I'm confused

Commentator level Grade 1 - non-native English speaker with about six months experience

Submitted by: Rohan D'Sa, Netherlands

Who says it Sunil Gavaskar

About whom SR Tendulkar

What it means Tendulkar has failed with the bat in the game, but has taken a catch or effected a run-out

What it really means Dear selectors, SRT is God and you will not drop him no matter what

Submitted by: Anand, USA

What it doesn't necessarily mean Your family physician feels like having Chinese food

Relevance of idiom None

What it means in the IPL Commercial time

Submitted by: Rohan D'Sa, Netherlands

Recommended for Those born without brains

You mean.. ? No, not Shahid Afridi

Can be bought at The nearest commentator's booth

Use when The opposition has batted for three days for the loss of two wickets and you're so desperate, you're willing to take the advice of Arun Lal

Used in The IPL

What it means A six

What it really means God bless DLF for giving us this opportunity to witness the IPL

Note Copyright Lalit Modi and Co. Unauthorised reproduction may result in Mr Modi holding you responsible for the IPL fiasco

Submitted by: Ram, India

What it means The bowler is pumped up after taking a wicket

Image that may or may not pop into your head on hearing this A rabbit burrowing a hole

For best results, use with A spring in the step

Used by Captains to protect their over-hyped prodigal debutants

First stage of growth Being handed the baggy green

Second stage Effecting a run-out to turn the game

Third stage Taking one wicket or scoring over 20 in a Test

But don't feel confident If you take all 10 Pakistan wickets. Even we can

What it really means I haven't been in the side for eight months now and I have lost my faith in God, so I'm going to fall back on ability

What journalists don't ask when above cliché is used Really? After scores of 0, 3, 13 (hit-wicket), 5, 28 and running out every partner you had during those brief innings, you'll really need to dig deep to find that ability thingy, won't you?

Does it mean The walk from the pavilion is a short one?

Random things we think of when we hear it

Would it be a lengthy one for Usain Bolt as well?

Have they tried to make the batsman doing the walking race a turtle to the pavilion?

Would it feel shorter if cheerleaders were cheering him on from the boundary line?

What it generally means Cricket's all about tight situations y'all.

What it usually means Oh they've really left this chase late, haven't they?

Not to be confused with Kitchen-sink situation, or any other situation involving references to cooking.

Question we'd like answered How many commentators will a really large pressure cooker hold?

What it really means Phew, thank goodness. I didn't know what I was gonna do anyway

What it really, really means Yay! Now if we lose I can blame it on not winning the toss

Buy that and get this free At the end of the day you've got to score runs and get wickets

Submitted by: Deepak Gopalakrishnan, India

What it is Dew, with "factor" added on at the end

Why is factor added on at the end? Old commentary jungle saying: Never use one word when you can two

What it means Different players for different conditions

It's not quite the same as Gilchrist "feeling like a cow" during the IPL auction

But what it proves Cricketers are barnyard animals

What it really means Damn it, someone mixed up the snooker balls with the Kookaburas again

What Lalit Modi thinks You can write things on cricket balls? Get me my head of sponsorship

Submitted by: Deepak Gopalakrishnan, India

Also known as An after-toss favourite

What it means I think cricket involves batting, which means that it would be a good idea to score some runs.

What it really means I just called heads and I want to bat. Leave me alone.

Submitted by: Pranav Kidambi, India

Variant Take positives

What it's supposed to mean Every cloud has a silver lining

As in "You've got to take the positives. Six of our players could have been put in hospital by West Indies' fearsome pace battery, but in the event only four were."

What it really means We're a disgrace, but thank God no one's docking our wages for that yet.

What it means Knocked the stumps over

What it really means I wanted to be an interior decorator before cricket commentary came my way

Can also be used To describe the post-dismissal dressing-room tantrums of heavyweights like Hayden and Ryder

What it's supposed to mean E's given that one a pasting inn'ee?

In the ballpark of Kitchen sink and throwing thereof

Remember to Roll the r's really emphatically when using this one