10 Explaination of Point of Impact clause(s).
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Cricket FAQ, by Ganesh with numerous contributions by
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10 Explaination of Point of Impact clause(s).
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| | |-----> leg-stump(for a right-hander)
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|A | B |C |
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Region
A = Outside off stump
B = In-line with the stumps
C = Outside legstump
If the point of impact is(refer to the above diagram):
a)impact outside leg-stump(Region C) - the batsman is not out.
b)impact outside off-stump (Region A) - only then see if an
attempt at playing a shot was made or not. Not out if an
attempt was made.
c)impact in line with the stumps (Region B) - not a special
case.
 
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