If the ball hits the batsman's pad (on his leg) and is "hitting" the stumps (so if the batsman wasn't there, it would hit the stumps) then it is out.
LBW - meaning 'Leg Before Wicket' is used in Cricket.
in the game of CRICKET,the tearm LBW is associated when the batsman takes his leg before the wicket,it is considered as LBW out.
Leg Before Wicket
Leg before wicket
yes, it's happened in cricket.
bowled, caught, lbw, hit wicket, run out
In test cricket, it is Anil Kumble, who has taken 156 wickets through lbw, while in odi it is Wasim Akram, who had taken 92.
No. The correct term is LBW, and it means Leg Before Wicket.It is used when a batsman, in trying to play a ball, is hit on the leg when the ball would have actually hit the wicket, and he is therefore adjudged to be `OUT`
If a batsman is clearly LBW and there is no doubt regarding the decision, then it is said that the batsman is 'plumb' leg before
The 'Pad' in Cricket, is the protective object placed on from just above your foot to above your knee. When a ball hits the pad in from of the wicket this is known as LBW (Leg Before Wicket) which means, Your out!
Steve Bucknor made a controversial LBW decision against Sachin Tendulkar during the 2003 Cricket World Cup. In that match against England, Bucknor gave Tendulkar out LBW when he appeared to have hit the ball, leading to significant debate over the decision. This incident is one of the most remembered wrong decisions in cricket history, but it was a singular occurrence in that particular match.
LBW has the fullform leg before wicket