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20 sats \ 3 replies \ @grayruby 24 Nov \ on: CricZap Cricket Today — Daily Discussion Thread Stacker_Sports
So castling the stumps is essentially throwing at the guys legs for a wicket?
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40 sats \ 2 replies \ @Coinsreporter OP 24 Nov
Actually Bumrah is the greatest bowler of this era and he is great because he's the Yorker king.
An Yorker is a ball that lands under the bat into the legs and becomes almost unplayable for the batter.
However, castling the stumps can be done even without a Yorker.
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20 sats \ 1 reply \ @grayruby 24 Nov
Nice. I always wondered why they don't just throw right at the batter but I guess they do in a lot of cases.
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40 sats \ 0 replies \ @Coinsreporter OP 24 Nov
That's one difference between baseball and cricket. In baseball the ball is thrown but in Cricket a bowler has to roll his hand at least 180° angle. The bowl should reach to the batter anyhow but it shouldn't be above waist height without first hitting the ground. If the ball does, that's called a No ball and the batting team is awarded 1 extra run and 1 extra ball.
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