The Walk
It is an old debate and its back- Should a batsman walk if he knows he is out versus waiting for the umpire to give him out? The debate is so old and boring that it pains me to write about it. But since Tendulkar’s walk and Ponting’s wait the topic has heated up again. Here are my thoughts, and they are unlikely to change. I know a few of you out there are going to rip in to me. But I guess that is the point :-) I don't think a batsman should walk. If I was a cricketer, I wouldn't. Umpire decisions can go either way. Forget the review system for a moment, we have all realized that it hasn't been perfected yet. Assume there is no review. An umpire sometimes gives you out when you are not and sometimes give you not out when you are in fact gone. How often have we seen batsmen stare down the umpire or look completely shocked when they are given out? It happens. We have seen replays in slow motion that clearly show bat before pad or the ball hitting the thigh pad and making a