FREE HITS

FREE HITS
Free hit is a one kind of delivery which has been introduced in modern fancy cricket format 20-20 cricket. And also it has been recently introduced in one day format ( India vs Australia 2007 one day series ).Free hit is a gifted delivery by a bowler to a batsman where he can hit a ball freely with out concerning fielders on the ground. It is called as a free hit because the batsman in no way can be given out ( Except run out ).A batsman can express or expose his pinch hitting style of batting from no where situation to smash or shatter a ball for a four or a six.It is a small little beautiful moment where both the batsman and crowd gets thrilled and intense.
RULES :The ball can be declared as a Free hit delivery if and only if it is a front foot no ball.In no way the batsman can be given out ( Except the run out)
NOTE :Even if the batsman is stumped he will not be given out. He can be given out only if he is " RUN OUT ".If a ball is a front foot no ball then the next ball will be declared as Free hit, now at this scenario the captain of opposite side cannot change his field until a Free hit ball is delivered.Free hit ball is allowed only in 20-20 and one day formats. This delivery is not included in Test matches.If a ball is a front foot no ball then the next ball will be declared as Free hit, now at this scenario we have two cases, they are1) Now if a bowler bowls a next ball as a wide then what happens ?2) And now if a bowler bowls a next ball as a No ball then what happens ?If a bowler bowls a next ball as a wide then the umpire will declare again the next ball as a Free hit which is a pending delivery of previous first No ball bowled.Since the wide ball is not a accountable delivery in a over, the umpire has declared a Free hit again. Even if the bowler bowls again a wide ball, the next ball will be declared as Free hit again by an umpire.This process continues until and until the bowler bowls a perfect accountable delivery ( Free hit ) with out any wides and No balls.At the end of the day the bowler has to complete the pending delivery ( Free hit ) of first No Ball bowled.Similarly if a bowler bowls a next ball as a No ball then the umpire will declare again the next ball as a Free hit.If a bowler bowls two front leg No balls continuously " some people think that there could be two free hits but thats wrong ", the Free hit of a first No ball bowled will be cancelled and the Free hit of a second No ball bowled will be continued.Similarly if a third No ball is bowled continuously, then the Free hits of first and second No balls will be cancelled and the Free hit of a third No ball bowled will be continued.This process continues.At the end of the day a Free hit has to be a perfect accountable delivery with out any wides and No balls.
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