Why can't slip fields wear gloves?

[speedheat]

Was just  watching a highlights between SL vs use and siriwardane dropped a sitter in slips.  Why can't slip fielders wear gloves? Is it not allowed? Or players won't find it comfortable? 

[sourab10forever]

Because they want to sleep 

[Debutant]

Wearing gloves while sleeping may result in poor blood circulation in the hands  

Edited February 26, 2016 by Debutant

[Forever Indian]

On a serious note to answer the OP, the point of keeper having gloves is to avoid getting the hand bruised by catching every other ball bowled. In slips you hardly get a couple of catches in a session.

 

Also wearing gloves has a lot of disadvantages as well like not able to throw the ball properly, not able to maintain and shine the ball at their crotch, bite the ball when playing in lala land, etc…

Edited February 26, 2016 by Forever Indian

[Texy]

I don't think OP means keeper gloves. But like skinny gloves that American football players wear for grip. Those will not hamper the agility either. 

[sourab10forever]

On a serious note to answer the OP, the point of keeper having gloves is to avoid getting the hand bruised by catching every other ball bowled. In slips you hardly get a couple of catches in a session.

 

Also wearing gloves has a lot of disadvantages as well like not able to throw the ball properly, not able to maintain and shine the ball at their crotch, bite the ball when playing in lala land, etc…

Is it legal ?

The main thing to have to do as a 'sleep' fielder is to catch the ball. He doesn't really have to do too much of ground fielding and is basically a second grade keeper with having too balls to catch. And some short cover / mid off / mid in fielder can take care of shinning the ball.

And you can develop new ways of biting no problem. Once you are in lalas land, this type of innovative ideas begin to come naturally. Nehra did not train his teeth for nothing.

[Invasion 550]

If every fielder starts wearing gloves then you can expect nehra legend to abuse the heck out of everyone just like he abused dhoni. ;)

[speedheat]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If every fielder starts wearing gloves then you can expect nehra legend to abuse the heck out of everyone just like he abused dhoni. ;)

 

yes that's what I want.

Slip fielders should wear gloves for better grip and catching as it's injustice on the bowler if someone drops the catch in slips

Is it legal???

[renjith]

yes that's what I wan slips should wear gloves for batter grip an catching as its injustice on the bowler if someone drops the catch in slips

Is it legal???

no, its not legal:

https://www.lords.org/mcc/laws-of-cricket/laws/law-40-the-wicket-keeper/

Edited February 26, 2016 by renjith

[kosingh]

A silly point. 

[New guy]

OP's spelling gave me cancer

[bulbul]

OP's spelling gave me cancer

Use gloves.

[New guy]

 

Use gloves.

Touche'