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    "title": "Can't Make Law We Can't Apply, Taufel On Switch-Hit Ban",
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    "excerpt": "The switch-hit, once banned, would be \"impossible\" to officiate for umpires, says former Australian umpire Simon Taufel. Taufel, 49, said that there are too many factors for umpires to determine constitutes a switch hit and what doesn't.",
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    "editor1": "<p>The switch-hit, once banned, would be &quot;impossible&quot; to officiate for umpires, says former Australian umpire Simon Taufel.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Taufel, 49, said that there are too many factors for umpires to determine what constitutes a switch hit and what doesn&#39;t.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;The umpire has an enormous number of decisions -- front foot, back foot, protected area, seeing where a ball is hit -- it&#39;s impossible to have an official then watch for the changing of the grip or stance. It&#39;s an impossible ask for a standing umpire to make that determination,&quot; Taufel was quoted as saying by Sydney Morning Herald.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The shot, which involves a batsman effective changing his stance (right-hander to left-hander or vice-versa) just before the ball is delivered by a bowler. The shot has been in focus due to Australian batsman Glenn Maxwell&#39;s usage of it during the first T20I against India.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;We can&#39;t make a law that we can&#39;t apply,&quot; said Taufel, who was part of the ICC Elite Panel umpire before retiring in 2012.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;The game of cricket is not a science, it&#39;s an art. We&#39;re not perfect. When we say that we want to ban that type of shot how does the umpire officiate that? It&#39;s impossible.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The likes of former Australia captain Ian Chappell and spin great Shane Warne have said that the switch was unfair on the bowler.<br \/>\r\n&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n",
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