From time to time, cricket lovers entertain
themselves by going to watch the on-field matches or by playing fantasy cricket, which is very
much in trend in the recent age.
The points earned in fantasy cricket games depend
on many factors, and one of the factors is the performances of bowlers. spo
Wide ball is one of the crucial terms in
cricket.
Let’s see what information we in our sling
bag to share with you:
A wide ball does not count as one of the
bowler’s six legitimate balls in one over.
Wide ball was introduced in the rules of
cricket in 1983. Before 1983, only runs scored off the bat were debited against
a bowler. The new rule was not introduced uniformly in every test playing
nation. All the ICC test cricket full members, excluding Bangladesh and
Zimbabwe, implemented the rule in 1983 and after that from their
test cricket format. Bangladesh and Zimbabwe are the only nations to
implement the rule before their first test match.
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Nations
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Rule Introduced
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Australia
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11th November, 1983
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England
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13th June, 1983
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India
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14th September, 1983
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New Zealand
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18th January, 1985
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Pakistan
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17th October, 1984
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South Africa
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13th November, 1992
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Sri Lanka
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30th August, 1985
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West Indies
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2nd March, 1984
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The Rule:
It is an umpire’s job to decide when a wide
ball has been bowled. A wide ball will be called when the batsman, playing a
normal stroke, is not capable to reach the ball. This can be relevant to a
bouncer above head height.
However a ball cannot be called wide if:
- It is out of the batsman’s reach as an outcome of
him moving away from it.
- The striking batsman on the crease can bring the
ball within reach by playing a conventional stroke.
- The ball touches the batsman’s bat or any other part
of his body.
The umpire will gesture a wide ball by
raising both arms at shoulder height and the bowler must bowl another
justifiable delivery. The rule is that, for every wide ball the fielding team
is penalised one run. This run, along with any other runs achieved as an
outcome of the wide ball, is added to the batting team’s tally of extras
and does count against the bowler’s individual figures. Umpires’
interpretation of what constitutes a wide ball is much stricter in limited-over
cricket than in first-class cricket, in particular with deliveries
down the leg side. A batsman can be stump off a wide.
Enjoy reading and happy playing fantasy
cricket!
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