The ball stops in front of the batsman without having touched the bat. • If the wicketkeeper encroaches beyond the stumps before the ball has been struck by the batsman or has passed the stumps. • ...

What is a batsman without his bat? Dwell on that. Imagine for a moment Donald Bradman standing up to Harold Larwood without one. Or Sunil Gavaskar taking on Malcolm Marshall with empty hands.

Four runs can be scored if the ball reaches the perimeter of the field or six runs if crosses the perimeter without bouncing. Although all 11 players have the chance to bat, the team are "all out" ...

At 43, Chennai Super Kings' very own Thala is believed to be planning a change of bat. He wants to unleash a 'lite' version of himself. What is a batsman without his bat? Dwell on that.