Can a batsman be given out lbw if he is attempting a reverse sweep?

Question

for a right handed batsmen, when he switches to the left-hand, can he be given out lbw if the ball pitches outside the leg stump, since that would be outside the off stump when he becomes a left-hander during the reverse sweep attempt?

Answer 1

Looks like no-one else knows the lbw rules.  (This becomes obvious by the number of people who criticise umpires on here! :-))

The batsman's leg side is the side that is behind him when the bowler releases the ball.  For a batsman who faces in a right handed stance, it is the right hand stump as the bowler looks at it and vice versa for lefties.

So it doesn't matter where his legs or body ends up, if the ball pitches outside the leg stump (as determined by the above points) - it is NOT out.  The bastman can change his stance but leg stump is still the leg stump he started with!

Guys above - if a ball pitches outside leg stump it CANNOT be out lbw.

Answer 2

Most of the failed reverse shots get out lbwed...!! Its so obvious. If the ball is pitching in line and no contact with bat yeah out.

Answer 3

See what you are saying two different things.

When a player plays a reverse sweep, he just twists his arm, WITHOUT changing the grip. So here he remains a right hander and the leg stump and off stump remain same as they were earler before the ball was pitched.

As far as becoming a left hander is concerned, this shot has recently come into practice by Kevin Pietersen of England, and there are still lots of controversies surrounding that shot. no official meeting has as of yet been conducted on the validity of the shot, but as of now it has been stated that the leg and off stumps remain the same as before,just like a normal reverse sweep, because the field can be set according to what the stumps were before.

Answer 4

It doesn’t matter which shot u play (any sweep shot) if the ball is in line with the stumps and is not going over or beside the stumps and if it does not touch the bat first ur out

Answer 5

Absolutely.