LBW is when the ball would have hit the stumps, but first hits the batsman’s pad without him offering a proper shot. The umpire checks: Was it pitched in line? Was it hitting in line? Did the bat hit the ball first? But here, under the neem tree, we ask a fourth question: Will this decision shatter the morning’s friendly game? For I have seen a boy’s face fall and the match dissolve over my raised finger, so I only give it when it is clearer than the monsoon sky.
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