Can a bowler bowl from behind the stumps?

Originally Answered: Can a bowler bowl behind the stumps? The bowler is well within his rights to bowl from behind the stumps, as long as they are bowling in front of the umpire. So bowling behind the stumps is allowed but NOT behind the Umpire.

Why do wicket-keepers wear long sleeves?

There is no rule regarding the dress code of the wicketkeeper. They generally prefer to wear long sleeves to prevent their elbows and arms from sratches and cuts as they have to dive a lot. Full sleeves adds a bit of protection.

Should lbw be allowed for balls pitching outside leg stump?

If LBW was allowed for balls pitching outside leg stump all you’d have to do is bowl around the wicket at the batsman’s legs. It’s harder to hit the ball playing across the line (which is what you’d have to do in order to get those deliveries away) which means you just need to pack the leg side field and wait till you rap them on the pads.

What is the rule for lbw outside the off stump?

The rule at the time stated that the ball had to pitch in the line of the stumps to be eligible for a LBW verdict i.e. even if the ball pitched outside the off stump, it was not out. 1. Evolution of the Law: The Leg Before Wicket is governed by Law-36 of the Laws of Cricket.

Is a ball pitched outside the line of stumps always out?

It does not matter whether the ball is pitched outside off or in line, what matter is that the impact of ball hitting batsmen leg should be within the line of stumps and that should hit stump. In case of ball pitched outside leg stump, its always not out irrespective of impact of ball hitting batsmen.

What happens if the ball is hit inline with leg stump?

The ball would still have to strike the batsmen in line with the stumps.. for a right arm bowler around the wicket to right hand batsmen, If he is hit inline with leg stump, the angle will take the ball past the off stump unless it is swinging in

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