When and why was the most controversial law of cricket, LBW, introduced? Who holds the world record when the ball hits the leg of the batsman without touching the bat when he is standing right in front of the wicket and the ball is likely to hit the wicket Empire has to decide to give him out on appeal
It is known as League B Four Wicket or LBW. The doubt of LBW was added to the laws of cricket in 1774 to prevent the batsman from hitting the wickets. For many years there was debate over the modification of where the ball should fall. After the 19th century, batsmen became proficient at pad play. In the early days of cricket, the bats used by batsmen were pitches.
Because of this, he could not stand right in front of the wicket, with time the bats also started to be made straight
Due to this, the batsmen started to stand right in front of the wicket but some batsmen deliberately stopped the ball from hitting the wicket. The pad is used to protect the leg while batters begin to use the pad as a defense In other words, if the ball did not hit the bat, it would hit the pad instead of the wicket, so they would avoid getting out.
Great Britain was the first player to introduce this method in 1888
Arthur Chrobe from Great Britain was the first player to introduce this method in 1888 and other independent bettors followed suit. Due to the growing tendency to bed, bowlers became frustrated as the batsmen let off-stump balls pass instead of playing them. Some batsmen would go even further and
kick the offside ball, but because the ball did not hit the pad, they were safe from being caught by the LBW law.
At a meeting of the County Cricket Club in 1888, a club representative said that batsmen who tried to protect the wicket with their bodies instead of the bat should be punished.
In 1935, this rule was further extended, so that if the ball falls outside the off-stump and hits the batsman’s pad, it will still be called out.
Between 1950 and 1960 the quality of the pitches changed which made batting more difficult and therefore pad play increased. In 1969 several new amendments were made to the LBW rules. Adopted in Australia and the West Indies in 1970, a new rule was added, according to which if the ball bouncing off the off-stump hit the batsman’s body anywhere the ball could have hit the wicket from Empire’s point of view. He will be declared out
After 1972, the rate of LBWs gradually increased compared to earlier times. In the 1990s, with the introduction of TV and ball-tracking technology, the number of batsmen taking four wickets in League B increased further.
Who was the first player to be LBW in the history of cricket?
The first LBW cricketer in the history of cricket was Harry Hope who was dismissed by an Australian bowler in a match between England and Australia in 1976.
Cricket in Pakistan started in 1952 after which the Pakistani team went to India to play a series of five Test matches. In the first Test match, Pakistani batsman Imtiaz Ahmed won the honor of becoming the first LBW player in the history of Pakistan cricket
Which country holds the record for most LBW dismissals in a Test match?
In 1993, the world record for most LBW was set in a Test match between Pakistan and the West Indies. In the Guyana Test, a total of 11 Pakistan and nine West Indies batters were dismissed in League B for four wickets.