''A seasoned (experienced) cricketer catches a cricket ball coming in with great speed where as a novice (unexperienced) can hurt his hand in same act'' -Explain.

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When ball is coming to seasoned cricketer he draws his hand in backward direction during catching ball as shown in figure. There by he takes longer time to stop (catch) ball. The novice on the other hand keeps his hand fixed and tries to catch instantly. He need to provide much greater impulse of force to stop ball instantly and can get hurt.

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