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Originally Posted by Elspode
D - Leg Before Wicket Why do it if you're going to be out? Why protect the wicket if getting hit by the ball means you're out anyway?
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It's strange how what seems so obvious to people who know and understand the game, is extremely unintuitive to others. To answer your question quickly, it is a natural part of the game for the batsmen to stand in line with the wicket, simply because that is where the bowler will be bowling. When others have said 'protected', they mean they are protecting with the bat, not with the body. And to clarify, getting hit by the ball does not lead immediately to the batsmen being out. It has to be judged by the umpire that the ball would have hit the wicket
if not for the fact that it hit the batsmenon the legs.
Watching cricket can be a fantastic experience, though I reckon it must be the longest sporting game in the world. Even the 'short' version takes half a day.