Ravi Ashwin suggests change in LBW rule during switch hit
Updated On: 14 July, 2022 07:33 AM IST | Mumbai | PTI
As per current rules, a player can’t be ruled leg before even if it goes onto hit the stumps in case it is pitched outside leg-stump, which is considered to be a ‘blind spot’ for the batters
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Ravichandran Ashwin
Ace India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin feels that the batters should be adjudged leg before wicket even if the ball is pitched outside leg stump if they miss out on an attempted switch hit. As per current rules, a player can’t be ruled leg before even if it goes onto hit the stumps in case it is pitched outside leg-stump, which is considered to be a ‘blind spot’ for the batters.
“My question is not whether he can play reverse sweep or not, whether it’s negative bowling strategy or not [bowling outside leg stump], my point is about lbw. It’s unfair that it’s not ruled lbw,” Ashwin said on his YouTube channel. “Let batters play the switch hit, but give us LBW when they miss. How can you say it is not LBW when the batter turns? If they start giving that out in all formats of the game, some parity could be retained between bowling and batting,” maintained Ashwin, who has 442 Test wickets.
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