the safe havens. In cricket, the popping creases and the area of the field between them are what separate the rest of the field into two separate safe havens, known as the batsmen's grounds. What counts as contact with the safe haven, for the purposes of making a player "safe": In cricket, either the batsman or his bat (that he is holding) must touch the ground. When sliding, batsmen almost always slide head-first into their ground with their bat outstretched in front of them. Practically speaking, the allowance of the use of the bat to be safe allows the nonstriker to more quickly be ready to face the next delivery if he becomes the striker after taking a single, and ensures the striker's bat need not be moved out of the way or retrieved. Batsmen may leave their ground to avoid injury and remain safe. A 2017 modification to the Law also allowed a batsman who was safe to remain so if their bat or body went airborne, so long as they were trying to get into their ground. In baseball, only the runner's body can be used to get on base; batters frequently drop the bat when setting off for first base, and can be called for interference if they carry it. Runners slide into base either head-first or feet-first. A runner is not safe at any point in which he is not in contact with the base. However, an exception is made for batter-runners who overrun first base. How the ball is used to get a runner out: In cricket, the ball can be used to put down the wicket, with this being considered a discrete instance. In other words, if a batsman is in the ground of a wicket that has been put down, he is not out, and may leave that ground and continue to score runs, though the wicket may be remade and put down again. In baseball, if a fielder with the ball is tagging the runner, then the ball is "live", and the runner is out if at any moment he is not in contact with the base. The "current" rule of street cricket emulates this aspect of baseball. How runs are scored through running: In cricket, two batters (one of whom is known as the nonstriker, akin to a baserunner) start out at opposing grounds, which are areas of the field behind