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The Free Hit Rule — From ODIs to T20s but Not Tests
ICC vs Limited-Overs Cricket
2007-01-01
The free hit rule — awarding the batting side a ball from which the batsman cannot be dismissed (except run-out) following a foot-fault no-ball — was introduced to penalise bowlers more heavily for overstepping and has been widely adopted in limited-overs cricket, though controversial proposals to extend it to Tests were rejected.
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