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title: "What is the rules of cricket batting?"  
description: "What is the rules of cricket batting?"  
author: "Baishakhi Ghosh"  
published: 2023-10-24  
updated: 2023-10-26  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/104619/what-is-the-rules-of-cricket-batting  
category: "sports"  
tags: ["sports"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# What is the rules of cricket batting?



## Answers

### Answer by Kshitij Agrawal

Cricket batting, one of the fundamental aspects of the sport, has its own set of [rules](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/43901/blackjack-rules) and [regulations](https://www.mindstick.com/news/4041/musk-s-x-seeks-brazil-comeback-backtracks-on-censorship-dispute). Here are the key rules governing cricket batting:

## 1. Batting Stance and Position

**2. Leg Before Wicket (LBW) [Rule](https://www.mindstick.com/interview/1931/what-is-the-difference-between-a-check-constraint-and-a-rule)**

## 3. No Ball

## 4. Wide Deliveries

## 5. Number of Overs

## 6. Run [Scoring](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/3868/tips-and-tricks-for-scoring-high-marks)

## 7. Boundary Scoring

## 8. Retired Hurt

## 9. Caught

## 10. Bowled

## 11. Stumped

## 12. Hit Wicket

## 13. Run Out

## 14. Timed Out

These are the fundamental [rules and regulations](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/37865/which-act-is-associated-with-courts-can-interpret-the-rules-and-regulations) that govern cricket batting.


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