Leading batsman’s in good nick (6)
I believe the answer is:
nobble
'nick' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to change as well as being verbs in their base form.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'leading batsman's in good' is the wordplay.
'leading' suggests taking the first letters.
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'good' becomes 'noble'.
The initial letter of 'batsmans' is 'b'.
'b' going into 'noble' is 'NOBBLE'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for nobble that I've seen before include "Interfere with (horse before race)" , "Suborn (people) - tamper with (horses)" , "Steal" , "Seize (sl.)" , "Scupper" .)