Although they haven’t fielded today thus far, a majority of English cricketers wearing bucket hats have caught the attention of fans especially on social media platform Twitter. For those who don’t know, a “bucket hat” is just another form of hat.
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A chief difference between a bucket hat and a floppy hat is that of the size. The former is a bit smaller than the usual hat worn by players during a cricket match. Additionally, it also gives a more casual look as compared to a floppy hat.
It had started with veteran England pacer Stuart Broad chatting with former New Zealand pacer Simon Doull in a video posted by Sky Sports Cricket across their social media handles. Broad, who discussed varying positions of his fingers while swinging the ball either ways, was wearing a bucket hat before play started on the second day of the ongoing one-off Test match against Ireland at the Lord’s.
England Cricket Bucket Hat
Soon enough, England captain Ben Stokes and wicket-keeper batter Jonny Bairstow was also spotted donning bucket hats whilst enjoying proceedings from the famous balcony at this venue.
The bucket hat is back in 🪣 pic.twitter.com/RULarYPBrS
— Sky Sports Cricket (@SkyCricket) June 2, 2023
It is noteworthy that English cricketers are wearing bucket hats for no specific reason per se. As mentioned above, much like a regular floppy hat, a bucket hat is also part of cricket gear.
Just like all other official jerseys and caps of the national team, a bucket hat is also available for sale on the official website of the ECB (England Cricket Board). Players, however, are expected to bat/field while wearing regular Test caps/hats and not bucket hats.
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