'The shot will create a lot of problems. How do you deal with lbws and wides? Do you treat the batsman as right-hander or a left-hander?' the legendary umpire was quoted as saying in the Daily Telegraph.
'The shot will create a lot of problems. How do you deal with lbws and wides? Do you treat the batsman as right-hander or a left-hander?' the legendary umpire was quoted as saying in the Daily Telegraph.
8 comments:
Michael Holding said that there is no issue. The laws clear all that up. If he's left handed at point of delivery, as Pietersen was, then he's out if it pitches outside leg stump (original leg-stump).
The Law works the same for wides.
Dickie Bird is an old duffer, who's lost his marbles!
valid points....:)
I think u judge him as orinal batsman...or his natural batting side.
I still cant beleive how he hit that shot....peterson is the best player in the world....no one can come close to him!!
Suave,
I get it. You want me to ignore Dickie Bird. :)
KP,
I believe KP plays golf left-handed.
If bird is clueless what can u get from lesser mortals. I for one think that the stroke is not on.
Suave, while the Laws are indeed clear on how it should be interpreted, they are completely contrary to the 'spirit' of how we want cricket to be played.
Natural righty takes guard left-handed, and switches at the start of the run-up every ball. Now, batting right-handed, he will never have more than three men behind square on the off-side. That's huge - you can't have two slips and a gully, or slip-gully-third man.
As soon as batsmen start to do this, then the Law will be changed very quickly, so that both sides of the wicket are considered the off-side if the batsman changes hands mid-ball.
Whats so complicated about it... in this case be treated as a left hander... pretty dumbfounded by this. You see these happening so often in local cricket matches.
@ottayan....
I agree, I(kp) do play golf left-handed....:)
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