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Why does impact matter in an LBW decision?

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What does it matter if it’s hitting a player outside the line but going on to the stumps?
 

Line and Length

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I tend to agree when it hits outside off. However, when it's hitting outside leg, paying lbw would result in very negative bowling (around the wicket, pitching outside leg waith a 3/6 legside field).
 

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Yeh I understand the leg side rule, but why the off? That was more my question
 

srbhkshk

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I think it's about the spirit of the lbw rule, which is essentially designed so that a batsman can't just cover his stumps with his body and stop using his bat to basically never get out - when you get hit outside the line you aren't really doing that so you aren't out.
 

honestbharani

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Yeh I understand the leg side rule, but why the off? That was more my question
Coz playing a shot is often gonna mean you can get beaten. The idea is to allow batsmen to go for shots as long as they are not just standing there covering their stumps to not get bowled. We played cricket when were 8-12 year olds when there were no LBWs and it was friggin annoying bowling to some guys who will just stand there in front of the stumps and not move their feet at all and throw their hands at the ball, knowing they will never get bowled. I believe the hit outside off rule was brought in to ensure a) batsmen were free to move their feet towards playing strokes and b) they cannot still just plant their feet in front of the stumps knowing they cant be out.
 

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Coz playing a shot is often gonna mean you can get beaten. The idea is to allow batsmen to go for shots as long as they are not just standing there covering their stumps to not get bowled. We played cricket when were 8-12 year olds when there were no LBWs and it was friggin annoying bowling to some guys who will just stand there in front of the stumps and not move their feet at all and throw their hands at the ball, knowing they will never get bowled. I believe the hit outside off rule was brought in to ensure a) batsmen were free to move their feet towards playing strokes and b) they cannot still just plant their feet in front of the stumps knowing they cant be out.
Makes sense. Cheers
 

TheJediBrah

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I tend to agree when it hits outside off. However, when it's hitting outside leg, paying lbw would result in very negative bowling (around the wicket, pitching outside leg waith a 3/6 legside field).
hitting outside the line of leg or not is irrelevant. It's impossible to hit outside the line of leg, and be hitting the stumps without already pitching outside leg which precludes it from being out lbw.
 

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