helmets,gloves,pads - protective gears? dont think so

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hi friends.just another thought that crept into my mind lately.its about protective gears. you know things like helmets.pads.gloves .etc. but are they really protecting the players? the last time i checked them,they were doing a very bad job. [b]let me cite some instances. 1.idea cup finals.kulasekara bowls a ball to gambhir which might not have hit the leg stump but because of the thigh pad,the ball got deflected and hit the OFF STUMP. 2.dwayne barvo to kevin pieterson.bravo bowls a very good bouncer.it hits KP's helmet.dislodges it and the helmet falls on to the stumps breaking the wicket. 3.monty panesar to inzamam-ul-haq.inzy tries a sweep shot which goes horribly wrong and he had to jump over the stumps to prevent himself from a hit wicket but the flaps of his pads dislodges the bails. 4.bhajji to jaques kallis.the ball bounces a lil more than usual,hit the thigh pad and bounces back to the gloves which gets deflected onto the stumps leaving kallis shocked. 5.bret lee to some a player from a non-test playing nation.bowls a short ball outside off.the batsmen leaves the ball but the ball bounced a lot higher,hit the arm gaurd and deflects back to stumps.[/b] so from protecting the batsmen from getting hurt,they also manage to get the batsmen out. got any more instances?