Batsman (Batsmen for plural) are a postion in Cricket,this postion is given to player when their team is batting,the people who strike the ball and take runs for the batting team are called Batsmen,two types of Batsman can be on strike,however the one which is facing will be said "on striker" and one that is on the other side is called "non striker" and also "Runner",Its not important that only main Batsman can bat,even Bowlers have to bat if they're number comes and some even to bat good.