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Re: substitute runner1/30/2012
  Q: Sir, 1.when there is a substitute runner for a batsman and the batsman is in the facing position, ...
  A: ... as u have asked the runner should be inside the crease when the batsmen is playing the ball with ...
cricket umpire11/16/2011
  Q: i am from Mandi (H.P.). i want to know how i am become a cricket umpire? i played cricket for my ...
  A: . good to see u intrested in umpiring, no educational qualification required but should read and ...
six9/20/2011
  Q: sir, Here is the situation. A batsman hit the ball to boundary for six high in the air. The fielder ...
  A: as per the rewvised laws of 2010 code of mcc it should be signalled six...as the law says the ...
No Ball Case Clarification.8/20/2011
  Q: Sir I play cricket for my Club and yesterday a fight sparked off on a different sort of a case which ...
  A: .. the law is pretty clear that the ball should hve been above waist when striker standing upright ...
calling8/18/2011
  Q: My son was the non-striking batsman when the ball was hit behind the wicket by the striking batsman. ...
  A: The non striker can all tine reject for a run and with in his rights There is no where in law states ...
cricket8/5/2011
  Q: A right handed bats man is in the crease.the ball went out side the leg stump without touching his ...
  A: as i have told earlier it should be called wide as the law clearly states that the batsmen's ...
laws7/27/2011
  Q: sir i have 2 questions 1) What are occasions on which, both the umpire should take decisions jointly ...
  A: both the question cannot be answered breifly and thy need detailed explanation.... u can get the ...
umpiring information7/27/2011
  Q: sir myself ketul, i m 20 years old n want to have career as a cricket umpire.. i have good knowledge ...
  A: ... good tht u hve intrest in umpiring as u have asked for address i dont have any with me , but u ...
want to make a career in umpiring7/8/2011
  Q: I stay in Mumbai,andheri, tell me the procedure require in starting my career in cricket umpiring & ...
  A: well yu have to get in touch with mmbai cricket association where they will conduct classes for the ...
out7/1/2011
  Q: Sir, Here is the situation.A batsman facing the bodyline ball.the batsman opt for pull shot, and ...
  A: ..it has to be treated situation wise...and if I am in the umpire Place I would hve signalled noball ...
wide5/20/2011
  Q: Sir, A batsman bating to a spinner. The batsman step out for a long distance.Reading the mind of the ...
  A: i do accept what u said...in bcci playing conditions it is clear that if the striker had a ...
STUMPING5/19/2011
  Q: Can the wicketkeeper throw at the wicket with gloves on his hand. If it is OK, then is it necessary ...
  A: . yes he can do that with gloves or without gloves also under arm or over arm all are permitted... ...
What does rule say?5/10/2011
  Q: A batsman of the batting side played his innings with a runner till the end of a limited over match ...
  A: hai kabir sorry for being late as couldnot acess net for sometime... well as u have asked yes the ...
NRR5/5/2011
  Q: Situation is that we are organising seven a side tennis ball cricket tounament. All ICC rules are ...
  A: well i do accept with u that thy r violating the rule by taking advantage with the clause provided.. ...
wanted to be a bcci scorer5/4/2011
  Q: i have done scoring for this ipl season 4 . and i just want to become a bcci scoreer . basically ...
  A: you r in right track by doing scoring for tnca... u will also become senior oneday so, just hang on ...
NRR4/29/2011
  Q: Situation is that we are organising seven a side tennis ball cricket tounament. All ICC rules are ...
  A: .. as u have told the nrr for the game walkover shouldnot be taken at all..only the games which hve ...
Fielding in non power play overs4/20/2011
  Q: Let me know please, What are the fielding arrangements should have during non power play overs. Can ...
  A: actually the restriction after the non power play overs are that 1. there can be only 5 feilders on ...
Runs to be counted on the last ball of the innings due to overthrow4/18/2011
  Q: If team needs 1 run to win the match and runs for a single. Fielder tries to run out the batsman ...
  A: As u have said the run is completed before the ball reaches the boundary That means the result had ...
The length of cricket boundry4/16/2011
  Q: Is the length of cricket boundary(rope) same at every stadium?
  A: as u hve asked the boudary distance is not same in every ground...it depends on the width of the ...
Chance in CRICKET4/14/2011
  Q: Sir, Myself Ramarajan. I play cricket from 9 years old. Now my age is 21. I played for my local team ...
  A: first get in touch with your local Assn. And start playing in local league so that you can get into ...
Couple of Cricketing Law Query.4/3/2011
  Q: I have two questions. 1) For the No Ball rule if the front leg the toe is over the crease but the ...
  A: hai chirag 1) no...the law says the back foot should not have cut the return crease so, it should ...
asking for wide ball3/24/2011
  Q: if the ball is on the line of the wide ball than it is consider wide or not? please answer quickly
  A: hai the ball should be called wide as u r saying ball passing on the line, but if batsmen goes near ...
No ball3/8/2011
  Q: Scenario: I was bowling right arm over the wicket and had informed the same to umpire. Now i took a ...
  A: .. the ump was spot on by calling u noball... as it was u r duty to inform umpire if u r changing ...
Wickets and run out2/25/2011
  Q: It's sure a simple question, but I just start to watch cricket! a)Can both wickets be hit to run out ...
  A: hai 1) both the wickets can be hit to make the batsmen runout.... 2) i didnot understand the ...
umpire gives no ball for new bowler2/13/2011
  Q: I play club cricket and sometimes we play player umpires. This one team always gives no balls if the ...
  A: . the law clearly says that it is the umpire to acertian whether the bowler is bowling over or ...
runner2/1/2011
  Q: While recently playing a match, we had a confusion which was argued a lot. SCENARIO: A batsman was ...
  A: .. as u have asked in this situation if the ball is dead then all will be safe and run will be ...
to be come ICC umpire1/14/2011
  Q: ... it would be like dream come true if i become part of ICC is there any requirement to become ...
  A: hai nise to hear that people are intrested in taking up the most thankless job on the feild of ...
Batting Stance11/10/2010
  Q: When a batsman takes up a right hand stance - is he allowed to alter that to a left hand stance just ...
  A: hai clive yes the batsmen is permitted to do this, the feild placements will not be treated unfair ...
cricket scoring10/17/2010
  Q: Respected Sir, Thanking you for read my question. I want to cricket scoring(Liner) ...
  A: hai patel... verry less people like u are interested in the cricket scoring... u have to contact ...
run out rule8/18/2010
  Q: In local tournaments some cricket law changes according to the rules of organisors . In One ...
  A: hai 1) yes he was out 2) as the rule only says that legbyes and it doesnot say that ball become ...
wicket keeper making significant movement8/17/2010
  Q: I Want to know the cricket rule if wicket keeper makes a significant movement after bowler starts ...
  A: hai well as u have said when the ball is called dead by the umpire then it will be before the ...
wicket keeper making significant movement8/17/2010
  Q: I Want to know the cricket rule if wicket keeper makes a significant movement after bowler starts ...
  A: hai the rule clearly states that wicket kepper cannot make a significant moment after the bolwer ...
cricket rules8/17/2010
  Q: 1. I want to know maximum how many fielders allowed to field on the leg side in a 50over/T20 game 2. ...
  A: hai 1) in a either 50 over game or 20 over game there cannot be more then 5 feilders on leg side ...
cricket rules8/16/2010
  Q: 1.Can we place a fielder just behind non-stiker's end umpire or behind bowler. 2. What is the length ...
  A: hai 1) yes you can place a feilder there as there is no restriction in the law about this case but ...
wicket keeper's position7/28/2010
  Q: if a fast bowler finished his ovr and the new bowler is a spinner now the keeper can change his ...
  A: hai as you have said there is no specific law which says that the wicket keeper should inform the ...
where can a bowler bowl from5/22/2010
  Q: Can a bowler bowl from beyond 1.32 cm (across) from the middle stump? Also is there a rule that the ...
  A: hai.. the thing about bowler is that he should bowl over or round only after informing umpire..but ...
Obstructing the field5/19/2010
  Q: Q1- Suppose it is last ball of match one run needed bowler bowls the ball it hits the pad goes to ...
  A: hai amer in the scenario in first 2 cases if the umpire feel that it is intentional by the batsmen ...
no ball in cricket5/5/2010
  Q: if the bowler bowls a fulltoss above the waist height and the bowl directly hits the stump will the ...
  A: hai vishal..sorry for late..well as u have asked for me it is out bowled, because the ball hitting ...
cricket umpiring4/29/2010
  Q: my name is aniket i stay in mumbai i am a bussinessman by proffession and have a gr8 passion for ...
  A: hai aniket.. its nise to see people getting intrested in the most thankless job of cricket.. you ...
Cricket scenarios4/12/2010
  Q: A couple of scenarios for you. 1: If a batsman hits the ball in the air and it hits a bird then as ...
  A: hai david well now as per the law the sight screen shall only be kept outside the boundary line so ...
Can a bowler hide the cricket ball?4/11/2010
  Q: My question is whether a bowler,while running in to bowl to the batsman,hide the ball behind his ...
  A: first of all sorry for late reply my net was unavailable... then as you have asked yes the bowler ...
umpire profession3/19/2010
  Q: Sir, I am working for a nationalized bank and i am keen interested to get my career into ...
  A: hai nagendra nise to hear from young people like u taking up umpiring...get in touch with local ...
Cricket3/13/2010
  Q: A player decides to retire after scoring 50 in a friendly match. Should the score book record his ...
  A: hai peter, well it is a pretty intresting thing and requires a lot of study involved and as you ...
Cricket3/10/2010
  Q: A player decides to retire after scoring 50 in a friendly match. Should the score book record his ...
  A: hai peter, well the law says like this any batsman who is injured or ill,in execpetinol ...
Scoring2/8/2010
  Q: If a batsman scores a fifty and then goes on to score a hundred, are the two milestones recognised ...
  A: hai venkat no the mailstones will not be cumilative... if he scores a fifty and the to a hundred ...
LBW LAW2/2/2010
  Q: In a recent local 1st grade game the batsman was given out LBW after the umpire (at the bowler's ...
  A: hai sheryl... well as you have said that the lbw is in the juridiction of bowlers end and not in ...
question on run out strange1/23/2010
  Q: striker hits the ball to the fielder and starts for a run to the balling end to complete his run, ...
  A: hai prasad.. in this scenario the non-striker will be out run out as the striker again re cross the ...
Wide ball in ODI or T201/21/2010
  Q: If the ball had pitched in line of leg-stump (or a bit out side leg but palyable in normal ...
  A: hai bhupendar, well if u ask me then if i am the umpire then i would not call it as a wide as the ...
out of field11/15/2009
  Q: sir, The situation is we field first. Last 10 overs left to conclude the first innings. one of our ...
  A: hai ranjit..... well it depends on tournament rules which u have framed for those games...if saying ...
Umpiring11/6/2009
  Q: a. What all information should the Umpire provide when a new-batsman arrives at the crease, as a ...
  A: hai vijeth well i have already told u why the umpire should be told as he has to see that the one ...
cricket statistician as a career11/5/2009
  Q: I have great fascination and confidence about different statistics of cricket matches. These attract ...
  A: hai salil its good to see that a young person like u is intrested in most tidest job in cricket ...
Umpiring11/5/2009
  Q: a. What all information should the Umpire provide when a new-batsman arrives at the crease, as a ...
  A: hai vijeth a) any warnings were given to the batting team earlier in that innings which will be ...
Career as umpire and statistician.10/5/2009
  Q: I am Chetan from Pune. I want to take Umpire or statistician as a career. I would like to know whom ...
  A: hai chetan, its nise to hear that u r intrested in umpiring and statistican job, for this there is ...
Cricket Umpaire9/29/2009
  Q: Sir, I am from Islamabad Pakistan and work for a reputed company. Please let me know the process for ...
  A: hai qaiser its nise to hear that young people are getting intrested in thankless job on cricket ...
out9/28/2009
  Q: sir, situation is that, a spiner bowling to batsman. the batsman going forward to lift the ball and ...
  A: hai ranjit... as u have asked if the ball directly hits the helmet and puts down the bailsand with ...
Wicket Keeper9/14/2009
  Q: Here's the situation: The wicket keeper is standing back for a pace bowler. The batsman goes down ...
  A: hai Vidi yes the batsmen is out stumped if that is not a NOBALL..there is no where in the law ...
About runner9/14/2009
  Q: Sir I want to ask you that for any injured batsman, if he ask for a runner. Is it necessary that ...
  A: hai om yes only the person who is in playing 11 can come as runner, if possible the person who is ...
No ball rule for bowling from behind the umpire9/11/2009
  Q: Can a bowler bowl form behind the umpire without using the bowling crease and does it constitute a ...
  A: hai manjunath... its not a NOBALL as there is no where in the law stating that the bowler should ...
bowling9/8/2009
  Q: I can do bowling using both hands. I am medium fast - right hand bowler as well as slow left arm ...
  A: hai rahul... as u have asked u can bowl with both hands,yes u can do that but u should inform the ...
I want to be a part of cricket8/29/2009
  Q: I am Arvind Sekar (24 yrs) from Coimbatore, TN. I am a masters degree holder in engineering and ...
  A: hai arvind.... well there are lot of oppurtunites in cricket..but u have to get in touch with your ...
cricket8/21/2009
  Q: A batsman while fielding first took rest after 45 over and out of the field till the end of their ...
  A: well it depends on the different playing conditions or rules of the tournament as per mcc law he ...
SUBSTITUTE RUNNERS RULES8/17/2009
  Q: Chirra, We had a couple of situations recently in a match. Can you please help with the right rule ...
  A: hai kalidas very big question but a worth to be answered ok for the first i would like to darw u ...
Regd: Career in Cricket Umpiring8/10/2009
  Q: Sir, I am from Hyderabad and work for a reputed software company. Please let me know the process for ...
  A: hai chaitanya,,, nise to hear that youngsters are intrested in umpiring the thankless job on cricket ...
no balls and extras6/13/2009
  Q: someone told me that there are no extras (BYES AND LEG BYES)from a no ball - everything should be ...
  A: yes as the law says that any bye or legbye can only be of a legal delivery...so there will be no ...
Catching a ball in beyond the boundary6/11/2009
  Q: Can a fielder who has run past the boundary rope, jump and simultaneously knock ball the ball into ...
  A: ya john i do accept with u that it may haas to bppen but as u said hypothetical it he taken into ...
Cricket6/11/2009
  Q: why the wicketkeeper always sits behind the wicket and doesnt keep wicket by standing like other ...
  A: hai nilesh the sitting behind the stumps by wicket keeper is not by the law but by the coaching ...
Catching a ball in beyond the boundary6/10/2009
  Q: Can a fielder who has run past the boundary rope, jump and simultaneously knock ball the ball into ...
  A: hai john i have also seen the incident in the match, and the umpires were very much correct by the ...
About starting my career as umpire5/27/2009
  Q: I'm working as a SW professional in a reputred SW firm in INDIA. I'm a cricket player and i have ...
  A: hai karthik its nise to hear that young people like you are getting intrested in taking up ...
Drinks Break5/13/2009
  Q: Please could you help answer the following for me. In a recent match, at the first dirnks interval, ...
  A: .. as u have told i would like to tell u one thing nothing is wrong on feild until its unfair and ...
Match Ball Holder5/13/2009
  Q: I have recently come accross this question that has me puzzled! If a bowler takes a hattrick, then ...
  A: well there is nothing according to laws of cricket that to whom the ball should be given its the ...
stumped5/10/2009
  Q: Like "NO BALL", can a batsman be declared "OUT" if stumped in Cricket or this is the rules in IPL ...
  A: hai jagadish as u have asked about stumped in noball there is no dismissal in laws of cricket called ...
question4/27/2009
  Q: sir i want to know how i could be a umpire at district level first & later at ranji level. i m from ...
  A: hai arun nise to hear that people are getting intrested in becomeing umpires to do the most ...
about ICC umpire3/23/2009
  Q: I am great fan of cricket since my childhood, now i am 26 aged men,i am pretty much confident that i ...
  A: hai.. there is no minmum educational qualifications to become an umpire but a knowledge of ...
about ICC umpire3/20/2009
  Q: I am great fan of cricket since my childhood, now i am 26 aged men,i am pretty much confident that i ...
  A: hai jayahar its nise to that people are gtting intrested in this thankless job.. well first u need ...
query3/6/2009
  Q: Bowler is bowling and the non striker batsman is running out of creeze. bolwer has taken off the ...
  A: hai ketan.. well as u have told the batsman runnig from the crease did the bowler entered the ...
No ball??2/21/2009
  Q: If a fielder speaks during the baller starts or when he delivered the ball and than what will bet ...
  A: hai nasir its a DEADBAll and warn him for distracting the striker and ask the captian to ask the ...
Umpire Requirement2/6/2009
  Q: Sir, Am based in delhi..a pilot by profession...but my heart n mind lies in this wonderful game... ...
  A: hai vicky,, its nise to hear that a piolt by profession is really intresting and also surprising.. ...
Ground Size?1/13/2009
  Q: Sir I had asked a Question before,You had answer it.the Question was What is the minimum size of ...
  A: well mohanty... the ground size is minmium of 140yards from sqaure the wicket and minimum of 60yards ...
BCCI rules1/9/2009
  Q: BCCI rules & regulations and ground size of BCCI approved domestic & first class matches
  A: hai tushar for all BCCI domestic matches for men the minimum requirment for a feild is 140yards from ...
Ground size???11/3/2008
  Q: What is the minimum size of the playing field required to play inter distict domestic Cricket ...
  A: hai anand, sorry for the dealy i was a bit busy couldnot acess my mail, well as u asked i cannot ...
regarding caught dismissals9/1/2008
  Q: my question regarding a CATCH If a batsman has played the ball and ball hit the pitch/ground & again ...
  A: hai ashish, the answer to u r question is NOTOUT...as the law says it should not touch the ground ...
Runs scored off a no-ball8/11/2008
  Q: If a bowler balls a no ball, the batsman gets an inside edge from his bat and the ball hits the ...
  A: hai harvey the runs will count and batsman will get 4 runs and bowler will be debited 1noball+4runs ...
career in cricket umpiring.7/10/2008
  Q: I had asked question about the career in cricket umpiring I am from Nagpur maharashtra.NowIwant to ...
  A: hai abhijit as u stay in nagpur,it comes under maharastra cricket asociation,which has its office in ...
Umpire Jurisdiction7/8/2008
  Q: I am part of a cricket league in San Francisco Bay Area and also part of the committee which sets up ...
  A: hai girish... first of all it was a long question to answer but summerising it as i feel u would ...
about the qualification for cricket umpiring7/5/2008
  Q: sir, I want to know about the qualification requirement for career in cricket umpiring ...
  A: hai abhijit.. nise to hear someone would like to take up umpiring as carrer..but sorry to say that ...
Running between wickets6/19/2008
  Q: When a batsman is running between wickets, fielder throws the ball and hit the body of the batsman. ...
  A: hai serendib u have asked me a question that the batsman is running and ball hits him on body so it ...
Catch out6/9/2008
  Q: Situation: Batsman nicked the ball and wicket kipper catches and at on the fly (without holding it) ...
  A: hai anil...sorry for the dely iwas unable to access net these days by some pesonal work so couldnot ...
no ball6/6/2008
  Q: if the front foot of the bowler is completely on the return crease but no part is behind it ,is it ...
  A: no its a fairball...as the law says that the front foot should land with some part of it wheter ...
Question about stumping6/3/2008
  Q: Scenario : The keeper is standing behind to a fast bowler. But just as the bowler delivers the ...
  A: hai giri.. you have nise question with personal experience... well the law says like this the kepeer ...
if bowled on no ball about waist height5/29/2008
  Q: what if batsman is in the crease and the bowlers bowls a no ball about waist height without bouncing ...
  A: se as i told u if the ball above the waist height then it is a noball so a batsman cannot be out ...
if bowled on no ball about waist height5/27/2008
  Q: what if batsman is in the crease and the bowlers bowls a no ball about waist height without bouncing ...
  A: hai huzefa.. well as u have asked that the ball is bowled at waist height and striker is in crease ...
Transgression of substitute runner5/19/2008
  Q: The striker with runner bit the ball and they took 2 runs. As the striker with the runner is outside ...
  A: out runout...the injured striker is out runout as he is out the crease and wicket is put down at the ...
Bowling Rule4/25/2008
  Q: I read about the Bowling Law by which a bowler can technically deliver the bowl with both his feet ...
  A: hai nikky as you have said a bowler neednot come into the bowling crease to deliver the ball he can ...
Follow On3/15/2008
  Q: In a cricket match of two innings, a team playing first must lead by how many runs to enforce the ...
  A: well faizan... as per the law the enforcing leed to ask the second team to followon is 200 runs for ...
Noball - Run out3/1/2008
  Q: Please let me know whats the rule regarding this condition: A batsman hits the ball deep and starts ...
  A: hai vidi... in this case there is provision in law stating that if a batsman leaves his crease under ...
stumping2/6/2008
  Q: can a wicketkeeper throw the ball inorder to stump a batsman out? for instance in case of a ...
  A: hai... well ashwin as u have asked it will be out stumped if the striker is not runing...as the law ...
Cricket1/13/2008
  Q: Just wanted to know im a left arm bowler bowling to a right hand batsmen and bowling around the ...
  A: hai saddiq first of all sorry for the delay i had a problem here in my connection,so could not reach ...
which batsmen is run out12/24/2007
  Q: recently i faced a very difficult case of run out. i am not able to judge which batsmen will be run ...
  A: well in this situation the striker is out as he is neare to the crease of which the ball was hit as ...
Run Out12/20/2007
  Q: I want to know whether the batsman is run out if he crosses the popping crease but is in the air ...
  A: well if anytime a batsman tries to avoid a injury after reaching the crease then he will be permited ...
umpirin course12/2/2007
  Q: I am 22 yrs old and i want to pursue my career in umpiring. Please guide me about the courses which ...
  A: well aymish,, you are from delhi so you have to go to delhi district cricket ...
umpirin course12/1/2007
  Q: I am 22 yrs old and i want to pursue my career in umpiring. Please guide me about the courses which ...
  A: hai aymish,,its nise to see at a young age u r intrested in umpiring,first of all u should be get in ...
Scoring Rules9/27/2007
  Q: I would like to know the scoring pattern in the following situation: - Batsman hits and goes for a ...
  A: hai venugopal... batsman will be awarded with 1 run and the 5penalty runs for hitting the helmet ...
run outs7/22/2007
  Q: huggins
  A: hai jeff... only one batsman can be out for one delivery,,,automatically ball becomes dead when one ...
Is it a dead ball?4/8/2007
  Q: A batsman plays a stroke and runs. At the non striker end, the bat slips of his hand and he ...
  A: well,the law says that the call and signal of short run should be done after the ball is dead,the ...
cricket penalty runs3/25/2007
  Q: why does a wicket keeper leave his helmet behind him knowing that it will give 5 pen runs if it is ...
  A: hai, it is the only external protective equipment allowed on the feild for the feilding side other ...
cricket10/6/2006
  Q: why has mohammed yousuf left captaincy? what is your view on darell hairs decision in the england ...
  A: well,the decision of hair according to law 42.3 is follwos as he did,but involving icc and ...
penalty runs7/29/2006
  Q: sir i think the runs before the incident for 5 penalty the runs completed ...
  A: well azam, thats correct that runs completed or crossed before the incident will added in excess to ...
Bowling6/13/2006
  Q: How many times a bowler is allowed to bounce the bowl before reaching the batsman. That means if a ...
  A: well,sorry for the delay.. the law says if a ball bounces more than twice before the poping crease ...

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