Usage
edit{{Cricket Player
| player =
| captain = true / false
| vicecaptain = true / false
| keeper = true / false
| playerdob = true / false
| playerbat = true / false
| playerbowl = true / false
| playerteam = true / false
}}
Use this template to display details of a cricketer. The captain, vicecaptain & keeper parameters add symbols to represent the special status of the player after the player's name. The other parameters decide the columns to display.
This should be used after the User:Aditya.krishnan.82/Cricket Player List Header is used to create the table and must be followed by a "|}" to end the table.
Source of Information
This template requires the characteristics of the player included in the template to have information stored as meta tags in their Template page. The table below explains where the information for each characteristic is received from.
| Information | Source | Example | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Player's Wiki Page | Provided in this template | Alan Turner (cricketer) | |
| Player's name | Template:Player's Wiki Page/meta/alias | Template:Alan Turner (cricketer)/meta/alias | If this meta tag does not exist, the Wiki Page title would be retained. |
| Date of Birth | Template:Player's Wiki Page/meta/dob | Template:Alan Turner (cricketer)/meta/dob | |
| Batting Style | Template:Player's Wiki Page/meta/bat | Template:Alan Turner (cricketer)/meta/bat | |
| Bowling Style | Template:Player's Wiki Page/meta/bowl | Template:Alan Turner (cricketer)/meta/bowl | |
| First Class Team | Template:Player's Wiki Page/meta/1stclass | Template:Alan Turner (cricketer)/meta/1stclass |
Examples:
| Player | Date of Birth | Batting Style | Bowling Style | First class team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunil Gavaskar | 10 July 1949 | Right hand | Right arm medium Right arm offbreak |
 Mumbai
|
| Player | Date of Birth | Batting Style | Bowling Style | First class team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clive Lloyd (c) | 31 August 1944 | Left hand | Right arm medium |  Guyana
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