What is a 'Free Hit" ?

Question

hey i am confused of when a free hit is called?

a) no ball

b) no ball + any run.....

Answer 1

Free hit means no ball+any run

Answer 2

Free hit is a cricket terminology, relevant in one day internationals and twenty20 matches. When a bowler bowls a front-foot no ball, in the immediate next ball, the batsman cannot be ruled out in any dismissal modes, other than run out, handling the ball, hitting the ball twice and obstructing the field. This freedom enables the batsman to play a powerful shot without the fear of getting out caught, bowled or leg before. For this reason, the delivery immediately after a front-foot no ball is called a free hit.

Front-foot no ball

If the bowler bowls without some part of the front-foot (either grounded or raised) behind the popping crease then that ball is treated as a front-foot no ball.

Fielding restrictions

The fielding team is not entitled to change the field on the free hit ball, if the same batsman (who received the original no ball) is in strike.

1- no ball

a bowler deliver a no ball by overstepping the crease, his next delivery is designated a free-hit, from which the batsman can only be dismissed through a run-out

Answer 3

when it is a no ball there is free hit.the ball wont be counted but the runs will.if it is a free hit and the batsmen is out ,it is not out.in test there is no free hit.please choose as best answer.

Answer 4

when a bowler gives a no ball the opponent side gets a freehit. there is no format of out in this particular ball. hence the batsman can try for big shots.

Answer 5

'free hit' is that hit in with batsman cannot out by bolwed, catch etc. but batman out only by runout, in free hit the ball is count , that it about free hit

Answer 6

Be clear when the bowler overstep the bowling crease that is front legs crease or side crease, then only it is called no ball. batting team get an extra ball plus run, continue ball after the no ball is FREE HIT ball where batsman can get out only through run out .

Answer 7

In the event of a no ball for bowler overstepping, a free hit is allowed. in a free hit, the batsman will not be out by any means except by run out.

Free Hit rule is applicable in T20 and ODI only and not in test matches.

Clarification given by ICC regarding free hit is reproduced below:

The free hit in ODIs applies to all foot fault no balls and not just front foot no balls, the ICC today confirmed.

A free hit will apply to the next delivery after a bowler either oversteps with his front foot or if his back foot cuts or does not land within the return crease.

The playing condition reads as follows:

24.2 Free Hit after a foot-fault no ball... the delivery following a no ball called for a foot fault (Law 24.5) shall be a free hit for whichever batsman is facing it. If the delivery for the free hit is not a legitimate delivery (any kind of no ball or a wide ball) then the next delivery will become a free hit for whichever batsman is facing it.

For any free hit, the striker can be dismissed only under the circumstances that apply for a no ball, even if the delivery for the free hit is called wide ball.

Field changes are not permitted for free hit deliveries unless there is a change of striker (the provisions of clause 41.2 shall apply).

The umpires will signal a free hit by (after the normal No Ball signal) extending one arm straight upwards and moving it in a circular motion.

Answer 8

if the bowler balls a no ball, whether the run is considered or not, the free hit is being called.

But you should keep in mind that these free hits are only for those no balls which are called no balls for overstepping the crease(front-foot no ball)

and not for those no balls which are given for the balls which are too high.

The free hit does not count the no ball as a ball but the free hit is counted as a ball.

Answer 9

when a bowler makes a  crease no ball , then the umpire signals free hit

Answer 10

Free hit is a cricket terminology, relevant in one day internationals and twenty20 matches. When a bowler bowls a front-foot no ball, in the immediate next ball, the batsman cannot be ruled out in any dismissal modes, other than run out, handling the ball, hitting the ball twice and obstructing the field. This freedom enables the batsman to play a powerful shot without the fear of getting out caught, bowled or leg before. For this reason, the delivery immediately after a front-foot no ball is called a free hit.

Front-foot no ball

If the bowler bowls without some part of the front-foot (either grounded or raised) behind the popping crease then that ball is treated as a front-foot no ball.

Fielding restrictions

The fielding team is not entitled to change the field on the free hit ball, if the same batsman (who received the original no ball) is in strike.

1- no ball

a bowler deliver a no ball by overstepping the crease, his next delivery is designated a free-hit, from which the batsman can only be dismissed through a run-out

Answer 11

hey...bro.....a Free hit is called wen the bowler bowls a front foot no-ball i.e wen he foot is outside de bowlin crease at de point of his delivery............den the bowler has to bowl an extra delivery  n de batsmen can get out only through run out.It doesn,t matter dat the batsmen takes runs or its a dot ball coz he still has to ball de free hit delivery .......