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The players, umpires and scorers in a game of cricket may be of either gender and the Laws apply equally to both.The use, throughout the text, of pronouns indicating the male gender is purely for brevity.Except where specifically stated otherwise, every provision of the Laws is to be read as applying to women and girls equally as to men and boys.

LAW 1 THE PLAYERS

1. Number of players

A match is played between two sides, each of eleven players, one of whom shall be captain. By agreement a match may be played between sides of fewer than or more than, eleven players, but not more than eleven players may field at any time.

2. Nomination of players

Each captain shall nominate his players in writing to one of the umpires before the toss.No player may be changed after the nomination without the consent of the opposing captain.

3. Captain

If at any time the captain is not available, a deputy shall act for him.

(a) If a captain is not available during the period in which the toss is to take place, then the deputy must be responsible for the nomination of the players, if this has not already been done, and for the toss. See 2 above and Law 12.4 (The toss)

(b) At any time after the nomination of the players, only a nominated player can act as deputy in discharging the duties and responsibilities of the captain as stated in these Laws.

4. Responsibility of captains

The captains are responsible at all times for ensuring that play is conducted within the spirit and traditions of the game as well as within the Laws. See The Preamble- The Spirit of Cricket and Law 42.1 (Fair and unfair play-responsibility of captains)

[MEANING FOR SOME IMPORTANT TERMS IN TAMIL:GENDER-பாலினம், BREVITY-சுருக்கம், PRONOUNS-பிரதி பெயர்கள், AGREEMENT-ஒப்பந்தம், NOMINATION-நியமனம், CONSENT-சம்மதம், DEPUTY-துணை, DISCHARGE-செயல்படுத்த, ENSURING-உறுதிப்படுத்த, SPIRIT-ஆன்மா, TRADITION-பாரம்பரியம்]