34 ms·
I would like a citation on that. The pitch length is 20m, and typical fast balls can be 120km/h=33m/s. For a "yorker" that might mean only 20.12/33=0.6s for th
by abdullahkhalids 5y ago
I would like a citation on that.
The pitch length is 20m, and typical fast balls can be 120km/h=33m/s. For a "yorker" that might mean only 20.12/33=0.6s for the ball to reach the batsman, but for a typical bounced delivery, it's probably like 1 second.
However, the ball bounces usually 5 m from the batsman, and changes direction after the bounce, and that gives only 5/33=0.15s (or maybe 0.2-0.25s) to reach the batsman after the bounce.
Which means that the batsman is unable to change their swing after the bounce. That I find hard to believe. I think they do.