What Is LBW in Cricket?
LBW is one of cricket's most debated ways to get a batter out.
LBW means leg before wicket, a dismissal when the ball hits the batter's body and would likely have hit the stumps.
LBW stands for leg before wicket. It is called when the ball hits the batter's body, usually the pad, and the umpire judges that the ball would have gone on to hit the stumps if the body had not blocked it. Several conditions matter, including where the ball pitched, where it struck the batter, and whether the batter was playing a shot. Because it depends on judgment and ball tracking, LBW is one of cricket's most discussed rules.