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2011-06-06 changing bowler in asingle over:

Hi Angad,    Let me break your question into 2 parts.     First, can the captain choose an alternate bowler?  >> Yes, he can, provided the alternative satisfies the following:  * he should not have bowled

2011-06-01 lbw pitching out side off stups:

Hi Zahoor,    Like you mentioned, when the ball pitches outside the leg stump, it cannot be given out. However, when the ball pitches outside the off, it can be given out based on the following judgments

2010-07-14 Maximum runs possible at a single ball without an overthrow and boundries:

Hi Muhammad,    Interesting scenario!!! I've never heard of such a scenario before!    I understood that 5 runs were fully completed before the ball was throw at the stumps. With respect to that, in my

2010-07-07 Rule to make a batsman runout:

Hi Deepak,    The fielders may remake the wicket & then pull the stumps with the ball in hand.    In order to remake the wicket, any fielder may  (i) replace a bail or bails on top of the stumps.  (ii)

2010-06-14 Run - Out ?:

Hi Riaz,    Interesting question, in my understanding I feel the striker should have been given out because the non striker was not interested in the run. At the time of removing the bails, the non striker