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Can a left handed batsman change to right hand before the bowler starts bowling?

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Field always set according to the batsman hand. Can a batsman change its hand before the bowler start bowling just to dodge the captain for setting the field?

posted Jun 13, 2016 by anonymous

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Batsmen can go for reverse sweep or switch hit any time during the match. Umpires have nothing to decide with it.
ICC had already made this shot legal and the changes were done with the rules of LBW and wide for these shots.

answer Jun 14, 2016 by Abu Anam
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