T20 World Cup - Other Matches
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@Rapido agree I've never liked the "free hit" rule, definitely feels like kiddy cricket trying to discourage no-balls as much as possible, has no place in the professional game.
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@No-Quarter said in T20 World Cup:
@Rapido agree I've never liked the "free hit" rule, definitely feels like kiddy cricket trying to discourage no-balls as much as possible, has no place in the professional game.
The problem was with the amateur / semi-pro era and all these no ball deliveries were snagging wickets and weren’t getting called. Then there was the debacle period when bowlers were bowling consecutive no balls in both test and ODI’s without much disincentive to it other than conceding one run. There has to be a strong disincentive for it in my view and perhaps it’s removing the free hit and making it worth 2 runs. A bit like when penalties in rugby went from 2 to 3 points way back in the day.
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Just watched another replay of that Maxwell hit and he is a very lucky boy. He copped a sharp shortish ball that was rising and it slightly hit his glove/handle and went into his neck when he slightly turned his head.
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