Behind the stumps - cricket action

A worker packs cricket bats before they are dispatched for sale at a factory in Meerut, 80 km (50 miles) northeast of Delhi. (REUTERS)
A worker stitches two leather halves together with a spherical core inside to form a cricket ball at a factory in Meerut, 80 km (50 miles) northeast of Delhi. (REUTERS)
A worker adjusts the grip on the handle of a cricket bat at a factory in Meerut, 80 km (50 miles) northeast of Delhi. (REUTERS)
A worker packs bats into cardboard boxes at a factory in Meerut, 80 km (50 miles) northeast of Delhi. (REUTERS)
A worker wraps a cloth on the cane handle of a bat after its edges were filed to a smooth finish at a factory in Meerut, 80 km (50 miles) northeast of Delhi. (REUTERS)
A worker files the edges of a cricket bat to a smooth finish at a factory in Meerut, 80 km (50 miles) northeast of Delhi. (REUTERS)
Workers file the edges of cricket bats to a smooth finish and fit cane sticks onto the handles at a factory in Meerut, 80 km (50 miles) northeast of Delhi. (REUTERS)
A worker carves pieces of willow to make cricket bats at a factory in Meerut, 80 km (50 miles) northeast of Delhi. (REUTERS)
A worker uses a hammer to shape a cork wrapped with strings into a spherical core to make a cricket ball at a factory in Meerut, 80 km (50 miles) northeast of Delh. (REUTERS)
A worker stamps balls before they are packed at a factory in Meerut, 80 km (50 miles) northeast of Delhi. (REUTERS)
A worker shines cricket balls before packing them at a factory in Meerut, 80 km (50 miles) northeast of Delh. (REUTERS)
A worker stitches two leather halves together as part of the cricket ball making process at a factory in Meerut, 80 km (50 miles) northeast of Delhi. (REUTERS)
A string-wrapped spherical core and two leather halves are weighed before they are made into a cricket ball at a factory in Meerut, 80 km (50 miles) northeast of Delhi. (REUTERS)
A customer (L) buys a cricket ball at a shop in the old quarters of Delhi February 4, 2011. Picture taken February 4, 2011. (REUTERS)