Get rid of that crappy "Free Hit" on overstepped NO-BALL

[fineleg]

Get rid of that crappy rule "Free Hit" on overstepped NO-BALL Already a bowler overstepping penalized with: 1. Extra ball to bowl 2. Extra run to batting team 3. Batsman cannot be out playing the ball This is good enough penalty. We dont need the "Free Hit" What do you folks think?

[fineleg]

REMEMBER - a bowler is not looking at the line when bowling and it is not uncommon to overstep. This "extra" penalty is unwarranted. Do batsmen have to pay penalty for "play and miss"? Also: Just imagine if Jogi bowled a last over no-ball - *shudder*

[kumble_rocks]

Agree with OP. Get rid of this ridiculous rule . Otherwise poor M Sami will go for 100 runs in a over !:D

[DesiChap]

Agree with OP. Get rid of this ridiculous rule . Otherwise poor M Sami will go for 100 runs in a over !:D

Hmmm No wonder Malcolm Sami was "rested" for the 20-20 WC

[yoda]

i like the rule. once you have decided to r@pe the bowlers, might as well do it in style.

[Anakin]

i like the rule. once you have decided to r@pe the bowlers' date=' might as well do it in style.[/quote']Brutal :haha:

[siddhu]

I agree... get rid of this ridiculous rule. Get rid of "bowl out" too. Eventhough we won the 1st match against pak, but it is still not cricket.

[The Outsider]

I say keep it and add another one for wide too. If Twenty20 is for biffs lets see more of them.

[Dravid]

naah.. free hit rule roxxx :D

[fineleg]

Agree with OP. Get rid of this ridiculous rule . Otherwise poor M Sami will go for 100 runs in a over !:D

I agree... get rid of this ridiculous rule. Get rid of "bowl out" too. Eventhough we won the 1st match against pak' date=' but it is still not cricket.[/quote'] As mentioned by folkz who also voted here, this crappy free hit rule should be removed. No ball should be a no ball. What the hell is the need for Free Hit?

[flamy]

Free hit shoud stay. I didnt vote because the poll doesnt have good options

[cowboysfan]

i like the free hit-brings more excitement to odi's and is an extra incitement for bowlers not to overstep.

[Willow_on_fire]

free hit !! is awesome...:two_thumbs_up:

[fineleg]

i like the free hit-brings more excitement to odi's and is an extra incitement for bowlers not to overstep.

so is there such penalty for something batsmen misses? these rules are more and more favorable to batsmen and biased against bowlers.

[Holysmoke]

Wbw

[cowboysfan]

so is there such penalty for something batsmen misses? these rules are more and more favorable to batsmen and biased against bowlers.

sure-loc should be in favour of batsmen.

[h4te]

another classic thread from finey???

[punjabi_khota]

so is there such penalty for something batsmen misses? these rules are more and more favorable to batsmen and biased against bowlers.

wtf ?? Batsmen can get 'out' if they miss/mis-hit one ball. You play one wrong shot and the match is over for you. Thats the difference and the penalty.

[bharat297]

I say keep it in T20 ... all these new rules should be tried out in T20.

[Desi Cartman]

why is there no option for "Its ok for ODIs as well as T 20 "