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take guard
(cricket) Of a batsman, to stand in a ready position to receive the bowled ball, especially after having asked the umpire to indicate his or her position in relation to the stumps. The umpire has ruled the bowl a dead ball, as the batsman had not yet taken guard.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Athanaric | | - | Ancient Germanic |
| Sanjeev | | - | Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Telugu, Kannada |
| Sandie | | SAN-dee | English (Rare) |
| Devereux | | DEV-ə-ro | English (Rare) |
| Bibek | | - | Nepali, Bengali |
| Yordana | | - | Bulgarian |