Batting (cricket) - Wikipedia Any player, regardless of their area of special skill, is referred to as a "batter" (historically as a "batsman" or "batswoman") while they are batting The batter's act of hitting the ball is called a "shot" or "stroke"
What does batsman mean? - Definitions. net A batsman is a player in the sport of cricket who specializes in batting, or hitting the ball with the cricket bat, with the aim to score runs for their team The batsman tries to strategically hit the ball in order to avoid the opposing team from retrieving the ball and getting him her out