A cricket player throws a ball straight upward in the air. It rises and falls back to the hands of the player. During the catch, his hands are displaced downward a few inches as the ball slows down, then.
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A cricket player throws a ball straight upward in the air. It rises and falls back to the hands of the player. During the catch, his hands are displaced downward a few inches as the ball slows down, then.

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G1 Physics · Accepted Answer

During the throw, gravity does negative work. During the catch, the hand force is upward while the ball moves downward, so the player's work on the ball is negative. During the throw the ball exerts a downward force on the upward-moving hand, so work done by the ball on the hand is negative. Hence C.